World History Chapter 18 - India
When was the Indian National Conference (Congress Party) formed?
1885
Who proposed the separation of India?
The Muslim League
What is the term for dividing a nation into two?
partition
When was the Amritsar Massacre?
1919
When did a rebellion in East Pakistan cause the creation of Bangladesh?
April 1971
When did the House of Commons approve of the separation of India?
July 16, 1947
How much of Kashmir did Pakistan receive?
One third
When did Pakistan and India have a ceasefire, after UN intervention?
1949
When was Indira Gandhi elected?
1966
How was the second PM of India killed?
Assassination by Sikh terrorists
Who governed Pakistan fourth?
Benazir Bhutto
How was the third PM of India killed?
By Tamil suicide bomber
When was the second governor of Pakistan overthrown, and how?
Coup in 1977 by General Zia
What accord did the Sri Lankan president reach with the Third PM of India? And when?
India would send troops, 1983
Who was the first prime minister of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
What was the end of democracy in Pakistan?
Military rule, 1999
Who was the last leader of Pakistan? For what time?
Nawaz Sharif, 1997 to 1999
What group in Sri Lanka wanted a separate nation? Since when?
Tamil militants, 1981
Which British viceroy approved of the separation of India?
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Who lead the Muslim League?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
When was the Muslim League formed?
1906
When did the first PM of India die?
1964
When were Indian troops withdrawn fro Sri Lanka?
1990
When was the third PM of India killed?
1991
When was the fourth governor of Pakistan removed from office?
1996
Who took over Pakistan after a civil war, as its second leader?
Ali Bhutto
When was the second PM of India killed?
October 1984
Who was the first governor of Pakistan?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah