Quizlet Dozier Midterm, India

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  1. "Crown Rule": Britain rules India
  2. 1939: Indians informed they're at war with Germany
  3. 1947: India "cracked"
  4. 1974 India detonates: a nuclear bomb
  5. 1984: Sikhs causing problems in Punjab
  6. 1984: Union Carbine Company (US plant) chemical leak in Bhopal
  7. a separate Muslim state: what did Jinnah want?
  8. Afghanistan: Which country has an elected but foreign government?
  9. Ali Bhutto: pursued a socialist agenda, nationalized government programs, Prime Minister of Pakistan
  10. Amritsar: "Golden Temple"
  11. assassinated by a Hindu fanatic: what happened to Gandhi?
  12. baksheesh: "bribe"
  13. Bangladesh: Which country is a struggling democracy?
  14. Benazir Bhutto: Ali Bhutto's daughter, first female leader of an Islamic country, accused of corruptness, died recently
  15. BJP Party: Hindu Nationalist Party, detonated 5 nuclear bombs
  16. coal: 4th largest WHAT reserve in the world? (India)
  17. coalition politics: representatives from social groups
  18. Congress Party of India: refused to help the British in WWII unless granted independence after the war
  19. Cyril Radcliffe: "cracked" India
  20. dal: lentil soup
  21. East or West Pakistan, Sikhs went everywhere: where did the Muslims and Sikhs go after India was "cracked"?
  22. False: Cyril had visited India many times before he created boundaries in "cracking" India
  23. farmers: 60-65% of Indians are what occupation?
  24. gurkha: Nepalese mercenary soldier
  25. Halloween, 1984: Indira Gandhi assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards
  26. Hindus: don't eat beef
  27. India and Pakistan: Kashmir is divided between which two countries?
  28. India and Sri Lanka: Which two countries are democracies in South Asia?
  29. Indira Gandhi: Green Revolution, initiated socialistic reform, nationalized banking, nationalized insurance, nationalized coal, compulsory male sterilization (unpopular obviously), convicted of cheating in 1971 election, declared 'state of emergency', installed Marshall Law, lost election, later re-elected
  30. Indira Gandhi: Who sent an army to smother West Pakistan army, controlled the army in 2 weeks?
  31. Indo-Gangetic Plain: Ganges River runs through what area?
  32. Islamabad: What is the capital of Pakistan?
  33. Jinnah: leader of the Muslim League
  34. Jinnah: founding father of Pakistan
  35. Karachi: (city) chief industrial center
  36. Kashmir: 70% Muslim; India vs. Pakistan
  37. lung cancer: how did Jinnah die?
  38. Manmohan Singh: current Prime Minister of India
  39. mixed economy: economy of India (some free enterprise, some public enterprise)
  40. Muhammed Zia: overthrew Ali Bhutto, accused him of having a political opponent assassinated, instituted a stricter form of Islam, died in plane explosion (1988)
  41. Mumbai (Bombay): largest city in India
  42. Musharraf: current leader, overthrows Benazir in a coup, is a US ally
  43. Muslims: don't eat pork
  44. Nehru: secret meeting with Jinnah without Gandhi, decided to make India into two countries
  45. Nehru: emphasized democracy, secularism, socialism, created status by language, created constitution, coined term "third war"
  46. Nepal and Bhutan: Britain failed in trying to take over two countries
  47. Nepal and Bhutan: Which two countries are monarchies?
  48. NW India: where are the Hindu Kush Mts. located?
  49. Pakistan: Which South Asian country has the largest irrigation system in the world?
  50. Pakistan and the Maldives: Which two countries are authoritarian?
  51. primary religions in India: Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
  52. Prime Minister: Nehru was WHAT of India from 1947-1964?
  53. Punjabi: language spoken in the home, casually, in Pakistan
  54. Rajiv Gandhi: Indira's son, involved with problems in Sri Lanka, broke away from socialst economic policies
  55. Sinhalese: Rajiv Gandhi sends in army to Sri Lanka to support which side?
  56. Sinhalese vs. Tamils: problems between who in Sri Lanka?
  57. Tamils: want northern Sri Lanka to be a separate country
  58. The Great Game: Russia and Britain compete for Afghanistan
  59. the Muslim League: backed the British to gain influence, Jinnah
  60. Urdu: official government and business language in Pakistan
  61. USA: India's largest trading partner
  62. West Pakistan: which part of Pakistan was 'brutal' to the other Pakistan?