1. India and Pakistan
Let’s make like a banana and split!

2. The WAY BACK Machine
 Way back, around
World War I, the British
had already begun
discussing freeing India.
 Meanwhile, the Muslim
and Hindu populations
of India presented a
serious potential for
fighting.
 The Indian National
Congress was primarily
Hindu and so the
Muslims formed a group
called the Muslim
League.

3. Mohandas Gandhi
 Gandhi led the
independence
movement of
India, using non-
violence.
 Led boycotts against
British clothing
 and of British salt.
 He also fasted to show
his frustration with the
British.
 What American event
and person does this
sound like?

4. Limited Freedom to Total Freedom
 Right before World War II, the British gave India self-
rule, meaning they could vote for their leaders.
 After World War II, Britain was ready to give them
complete independence because it was expensive to
run India.

5. Breaking It In Pieces To Keep The Peace
 However, fearing a war might break out between the
Muslims and Hindus, Britain divided the country into
two: India (for Hindus) and Pakistan (for Muslims) in
1947.
 Both groups were happy and began moving to their
respective areas.

6. Violence Came Anyway
 In spite of this, one
million people died
during fighting as
groups migrated to the
new regions.
 A major source of
problems has been the
Kashmir, a place India
controls, but that is
predominantly Muslim.

7. Enter: The UN
 The situation got so bad that the UN had to get
involved.
 India was forced to give 1/3 of the region to
Pakistan.
 Problems still continue.

8. Enter: Bangladesh?!
 The original division of
India and Pakistan made
little sense because
Pakistan was divided into
two parts with India in the
middle.
 Pakistan’s government
was located in Western
Pakistan and the eastern
portion felt ignored.
 With India’s aid, East
Pakistan fought for, and
gained, independence
becoming Bangladesh.