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What were the two main rival religions in South Asia?
Hindus and Muslims
100
_____ was renamed to Bangladesh after it gained its independence in 1971.
East Pakistan
100
India's prime minister and leader of its Congress Party in 1947-1964
Jawaharlal Nehru
100
One of the poorest country in the world is which country of South Asia?
Bangladesh
100
What kind of government does India have?
Parliamentary democracy
200
The Sikhs fought for independence for which state in India?
Punjab
200
What year did India and Pakistan develop nuclear weapons?
1970
200
This prime minister of India was killed by her Sikh bodyguards after sending troops to the conflict with the Golden Temple.
Indira Gahndi
200
Why was East Pakistan in such poverty?
Pakistani government focused most of their economic improvements and programs in West Pakistan, and left East Pakistan in poverty.
200
What is nonalignment?
The political and diplomatic independence from any involvement with the Cold War superpowers.
300
What was the religious problem with Kashmir, the state in the Himalayas?
Kashmir's Muslim people wanted their state to join Pakistan but Kashmir's Hindu ruler wanted to join India.
300
What did the Taliban do after the U.S. overthrew them in Afghanistan?
They fled to Pakistan, where they also created bases in northwestern Pakistan to spread their ways.
300
In 2008, he allowed elections to be held in Pakistan.
General Pervez Musharraf
300
What is the reason Bangladesh cannot improve its poverty?
Natural disasters and floods are common in Bangladesh which hurts its large population.
300
What country was allowed elections in 2008?
Pakistan
400
What was the religious conflict in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)?
The ruler of Sri Lanka favored the Buddhists (Sinhalese speakers) over the Hindus (Tamil speakers) so the Tamils started to rebel to the government from 1970.
400
Who did India's Hindu nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) challenge in the late 1980s and why?
The BJP challenged its nonreligious Congress Party because they wanted a government of Hindu tradition.
400
Who created an economic program in Bangladesh to give small loans to the poor so they can support themselves with a small business?
Muhammad Yunus
400
What kind of action was set up to slightly help the poor people of Bangladesh and influenced it in other poor countries?
A program that gave small amounts of loans (microcredits) to the poor to help them set up a small business.
400
What area of Pakistan resisted government control?
Northwestern because they were categorized as the "Tribal groups"
500
After the independence of Bangladesh is gained, the Islamic fundamentalists wanted what in their government and what did the Pakistanis rather want?
The fundamentalists wanted their government with strict Islamic principles while the Pakistanis did not want that and wanted a government that does not involve religion in its systems.
500
The Nonaligned Movement had their first meeting in Yugoslavia in 1961. What was the main difference the Nonaligned Movement had from the other world groups at the meeting?
They did not follow the ways of the Western allies (First World) nor the Soviet Union (Second World)
500
These two people are examples of nationalist leaders who supported independence.
Jawaharal Nehru and Indira Ghandi
500
In India, who first improved its economy?
Jawaharal Nehru
500
When did Sri Lanka's government finally restrain its Tamil rebels?
2009
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