TOPIC 27 - Ch 34.1 Questions
Analysis (p. 1001): Look closely at the "Turbulent History" timeline. Which of these statements is BEST supported by the information in the timeline?
Violence has been a major part of politics in both India and Pakistan.
Comprehension (p. 1001): Read the New York Times editorial from June 28, 1998. Since partition, India and Pakistan have disagreed over control of Kashmir, a region in northern India. Why does this editorial state that the dispute had become a matter of urgent concern?
Both India and Pakistan had recently developed nuclear weapons.
Vocabulary: Match the word on the left with the correct definition on the right.
Benazir Bhutto A. Was twice elected Pakistan after the death of General Zia. Congress Party G. India's main national political party. Indira Gandhi E. Daughter of Nehru who was elected prime minister of India in 1966. Jawaharlal Nehru C. India's first prime minister. Muhammad Ali Jinnah F. Leader of the Muslim League who insisted that all Muslims quit the Congress Party. Muslim League D. Organization founded in 1906 that felt the Congress Party only represented Hindu interests. partition B. Term for the division of India into separate Hindu and Muslim nations.
Geography (p. 998): Look closely at The Indian Subcontinent, 1947 map. The Indian subcontinent is a religiously diverse part of the world. Match the area on the left with the dominant religion on the right.
Ceylon A. Buddhist East Pakistan B. Muslim East Punjab C. Sikh India D. Hindu Nepal D. Hindu West Pakistan B. Muslim
Comprehension (p. 999): What happened to Mohandas K. Gandhi on January 30, 1948?
He was assassinated by a Hindu extremist.
Comprehension (p. 998): The partition of India into separate nations was done to accommodate different ___.
Religious groups
