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truth force
satyagraha
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Who was the leader in the independence movement in India?
Mohondas Gandhi
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what country's government exerienced dependence on foreign aid by devolping industries
Pakistan
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How were industrial problems overcome?
economic reforms and private enterprising
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True or False Women have gained legal rights?
True
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people who rent land from larger land owners and pay the owner from a portain of their crops
tenant farmer
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Who made up only 2% of India's population?
Sikh
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natural disasters and huge population limited progress where?
Bangladesh
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How were agricultural problems overcome?
Irrigation systems, dams, canals, wells, fertillizers
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What weakens a caste system?
Urbanization and moderization
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several parties joined to rule
colalition
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The first prime minister in India who wanted a modernized, no caste system, securlar country?
Jawaharlal Nehru
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This country speaks more than 70 languages
Afghanistan
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new technology improved indias food output during the 1960's and 70's.
green revolution
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Schooling is required for children up to what age?
14
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system based on British form of government
parliamentary democracy
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Who is Indira Gandhi?
The daughter of Nehru. Prime minister who wanted the same things as her fathers.
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Devolped econmy based on exports crops(tea, rubber, coconuts)
Sri Lanka
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What is an example of a miracle crop?
Rice and Wheat
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What was the upper house of India's goverment called?
The upper house is called Rajya Sabha
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redistrubuting land
land reform
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Which prime minister was murdered by a group linked to Tamil Gurerrillas in Sri Lanka?
Rajiv Gandhi
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What is the program the government set up to limit the size of farms?
land reforms
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What is the Lok Sabha (lower house of India's gov't) also known as?
The House of People