Chapter 9 India
literacy
ability to read and write
three things that gandhi supported and encouraged
boycotts of british goods, strikes, and refusal to obey unjust laws
amritsar massacre
british troops shot at indian civilians
how did the pakistani government try to reduce its dependence on foreign aid?
by developing local industries
three causes of afghanistan's property
civil wars, foreign wars, and drought
partition
division of india into hindu and muslim nations
three things that contributed to famine in india after independence
droughts, poor soil, and poor farming methods
aspect of village that has changed the least
economy
three obstacles that india faces today
ethnic conflicts, conflicts over the caste system, and overpopulation
number of villages that have running water
few of them
three reasons why east pakistan broke away from west pakistan
geographical separation, languages and traditions differed, and west pakistan was slow to send aid to east pakistan
coalition
government by allied political parties
parliamentary democracy
government ruled democratically by a national representative body with supreme legislative powers
how did nehru develop indian industry?
he set up a series of five-year plans to achieve economic goals in industry
three things that happened during indira gandhi's ministry
her government was charged with corruption, government troops stormed the golden temple (which was being held by sikhs), and she declared a state of emergency in 1975
strongest group in india today, politically
hindus
result of operation flood
india has become the world's third largest milk producer in the world
BJP
india's most important political party
mahatma
indian name for ghandi meaning "great soul"
india's first prime minister
jawaharlal nehru
secular
lacking an official religion
arable
land that can be farmed successfully
pulses
legume seeds like peas and lentils
three results of the division of india into india and pakistan
millions of muslims migrated to pakistan, hundreds of thousands of people died in riots between pakistanis and indians, and gandhi refused to celebrate indian independence day
pakistan
muslim nation created from parts of india
how have marriage customs changed in india?
newly-married couples often set up their own households
satyagraha
nonviolent resistance to justice
tenant farmer
one who rents his land and pays some of his crops to the owner
main obstacle to reducing poverty in india
overpopulation
relationship between the bangladeshi population and poverty levels
overpopulation puts too heavy a strain on the country's resources, keeping it poor
why is it easier for city people that country people to move up in society?
people in cities don't always know much about their neighors
infant mortality
rate at which babies die
land reform
redistribution of land
civil disobediance
refusal to obey unjust laws
sikhism
religion that blends hindu and muslim beliefs
basis between the tamil and buddhist conflict in sri lanka is
religious
purdah
rules that secluded upper-class women in their homes
cottage industry
small businesses run from the home
caste
social rank
green revolution
technological advances in agriculture
three changes that has happened for the untouchables
their status has been made legal, they have been granted seats in parliament, and they have formed their own political party
why did india not want to fight for the british during world war II?
they did not feel that the war was their concern
why did the indian government redistribute farmland?
too few people owned too much land
