Chandrayaan 1, 2, 3
In what year was Chandrayaan 3 launched?
2023
What was so special about the Mars mission financially?
Who killed Indira Gandhi?
Her 2 Sikh Bodyguards
Which did India want to help Bangladesh in the War of Bangladesh?
What did Narendra Modi do in the Gujarat Riots?
He let them continue and condoned it.
What is Chandrayaan 3 trying to expand on from the previous missions?
Exploring more of the moon
Who was Rakesh Sharma?
The first Indian man in Space
Who bombed Air India Flight 182 and why?
Sikh Extremists; they were still mad at the Hindus for the protesting & killing of Sikhs; wanted to get back at them
What role did India have in helping Bangladesh during the Independence of Bangladesh war?
Why were the Tamil Tigers upset?
They wanted a new state and didn't get it, making them see Rajiv Gandhi as an enemy
What does chandrayaan mean in Sanskrit?
Moon Craft
Why was Pokhran 1 a failure?
The CIA caught India trying to create a nuclear bomb
Why did Sikh Extremists hide in the Golden Temple?
East Pakistan wanted independence from West Pakistan because...
Gave up lots of resources for exports, got very few in return
Were poor (money wasn't being given to them)
Had little to no political power
What did Rajiv Gandhi do prior to being a Prime Minister?
He flow fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.
What is a soft landing? What happened to Chandrayaan 2 while trying to soft land?
Landing the rover without any damage
Chandrayaan 2 had a software glitch causing it to crash
What is one of the experiments that Rakesh Sharma did from space?
Took a picture of India from space
Studied the effects of yoga in no gravity
What is the Backstory of the Raid of the Golden Temple?
Sikh Radicals wanted their own country, they got violent and destructive which led to Indira Gandhi wanting to arrest them
Why is Kashmir Article 370 considered controversial?
How did Rajiv Gandhi die?
Dhanu, a member of Tamil-Tigers (a separatist group) gave a flower basket to Rajiv Gandhi that concealed a suicide bomb, which blew up killing Gandhi.
What were the two main goals of Chandrayaan 1?
Studying Geology, Topography, Minerology and Finding H20 molecules
How did India hide their Nuclear Tests from the CIA during Pokhran 2?
They covered their work with tarp; did it in the desert
Did work at night (so satellite couldn't see them)
The scientists disguised as soldiers
What were the leaders doing the Sikh riots?
They were giving money for people who burned and killed along with alcohol as rewards, many local leaders were supporting the Hindu protestors/rioters.
finance, defence, foreign affairs and communications
What is the backstory to the Gujarat Riots in 2002? (3 parts)
Muslim Mosque in Ayodhya (religious place for Hindus); Hindus wanted to build a Ram temple there
Muslims burned a train coming from Ayodhya because they didn't want their mosque to be demolished
Hindus got very angry and started violently mobbing and rioting and killing Muslims