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Table of Contents . India’s Demographics 2.05 British East India Company 2.06 Battle of Plassey / Sati 2.07 Sati 2.13 1857 Incident 2.14 British Raj 2.15 7. British Raj 2.25 8. Thuggees and Education 2.26 9. Indian National Congress 2.27

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  1. Table of Contents • India’s Demographics 2.05 • British East India Company 2.06 • Battle of Plassey / Sati 2.07 • Sati 2.13 • 1857 Incident 2.14 • British Raj 2.15 7. British Raj 2.25 8. Thuggees and Education 2.26 9. Indian National Congress 2.27 10. Home Rule 3.04 11. Salt March 3.06 12. Partition of India 3.07 MAKE UP WORK 3.12

  2. Classwork for Monday 3.12 (10 points) • DN / TTL (5 pts) • Reading (5 pts) • Discussion (5 pts)

  3. NathuramGodse • An extreme Hindu nationalist • Upset by Gandhi’s support of Indian Muslims and attempts to make Hindustani a major language in India. • Hindustani: Hindi-Urdu (ancestral language of Pakistan) • Shoots and kills Gandhi on Jan. 30th, 1948 • Gandhi’s family protests death penalty, but is ultimately hanged.

  4. Partition of India____________________3.11 Agenda: • Do Now • Notes/Video • Readings • Discussion • TTL

  5. Kashmir • Predominantly Muslim territory disputed by Kashmir, India, and China. • One of the “princely states” before 1947, ruled by Hari Singh (Hindu) • British leave it up to Singh to choose which country to join- he chooses India. • Several wars, constant conflict: what is life like for Kashmir’s citizens?

  6. Reading: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

  7. Discussion Questions (Partition of 1947) • How much responsibility do each of the following individuals/people hold for the Partition of 1947? • Mountbatten and the British • Nehru and Gandhi • Jinnah and Indian National Congress • The Muslim/Hindu/Sikh people themselves 2. In retrospect, what could have been done to prevent the killings that happened?

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