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I. India & Its Neighbors

I. India & Its Neighbors. Chapter 14. India Video. A. History of India. India is the second most populated country in the world behind China Over one billion people live in India Rapid population growth should make India the world’s largest country within 15 years

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I. India & Its Neighbors

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  1. I. India & Its Neighbors Chapter 14

  2. India Video

  3. A. History of India • India is the second most populated country in the world behind China • Over one billion people live in India • Rapid population growth should make India the world’s largest country within 15 years • India has 18 official languages today

  4. B. Religion • Most people in India practice Hinduism • Majority of the world’s 820 million Hindus live in India • Also pockets of Buddhism and Islam

  5. Holy Rats

  6. Hindu Holy Man

  7. C. Europeans Bring Change • Great Britain took control of India starting in the 1600s • Colony – Area controlled by a country that is outside of its boarders • “Jewel of the British Crown” – Nickname given to India

  8. D. Reasons for Colonies • 1) Europeans acquired a taste for products such as coffee, tea, and pepper • 2) Europeans population increased which increased the demand • 3) Europe need more raw materials

  9. Bamboo Harvest

  10. E. India Gains Independence • Indians were not happy with British rule • Mohandas Gandhi – Main person who lead India to declare its independence from Great Britain • Nonviolent Resistance – Opposing an enemy by any means other than violence

  11. Mohandas Gandhi

  12. Gandhi taught that peace and love were more powerful than violence and fear • Nonviolent resistance • Boycott – Indians refused to buy British made goods • 1947 – India wins its independence from Great Britain • 1948 – Gandhi is assassinated

  13. F. Troubling Future • Since independence India and Pakistan have fought in three wars • In the late 1990s both countries developed and exploded nuclear weapons • Many people fear a minor conflict could result in a nuclear war

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