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Independence and Nationalism in the Developing World

Lesson 1 South and Southeast Asia

Review Questions
Directions: Read the lesson and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to fill
in the blanks.

I. India Divided

A. After British India was split into three independent nations, violence erupted
as most Hindus migrated to __________________ and most Muslims to
__________________ .

B. On January 30, 1948, ________________ was assassinated by a Hindu militant;

________________ took charge of the Congress Party, formerly the Indian National
Congress.

C. Leaders of the Congress Party established a ________________ government and

adopted the foreign policy principle of ________________ , but they still faced poverty

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and political challenges from within.

D. In 1966, the Congress Party selected ________________ as prime minister; she

faced a conflict with the Sikhs, who wanted ________________ from India for their
province of ________________ .

E. In 1971, East Pakistan declared its independence and, after a brief

________________ , became the new nation of ________________ .

II. Southeast Asia

A. Many nations in Southeast Asia hoped to form ________________ , capitalist

states, but internal disputes opened the door to __________________ and one–party
__________________ regimes.

B. Pro-democracy activist ____________________ and others are still struggling

for democracy in Myanmar, which was once called __________________ .

C. In Cambodia, the ____________________ , under the leadership of

______________________ , massacred more than a million people.
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D. In the Philippines, the corrupt ________________ regime ended when Corazon

________________ became president and worked for ________________ reforms.

E. India’s constitution of 1950 forbade ________________ against women, and across

South and Southeast Asia, women’s rights have ________________ .

Summary and Reflection

Directions: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.

What obstacles to democracy have South and Southeast Asian nations faced?
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