i. india & its neighbors
DESCRIPTION
I. India & Its Neighbors. Chapter 14. India Video. A. History of India. India is the second most populated country in the world behind China Over one billion people live in India Rapid population growth should make India the world’s largest country within 15 years - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
I. India & Its NeighborsI. India & Its NeighborsI. India & Its NeighborsI. India & Its Neighbors
Chapter 14Chapter 14
![Page 2: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
India Video
![Page 3: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
A. History of India• India is the second most populated
country in the world behind China • Over one billion people live in India • Rapid population growth should
make India the world’s largest country within 15 years
• India has 18 official languages today
![Page 4: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
![Page 5: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
![Page 6: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
B. Religion
• Most people in India practice Hinduism
• Majority of the world’s 820 million Hindus live in India
• Also pockets of Buddhism and Islam
![Page 7: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Holy Rats
![Page 8: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Hindu Holy Man
![Page 9: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
C. Europeans Bring Change
• Great Britain took control of India starting in the 1600s
• Colony – Area controlled by a country that is outside of its boarders
• “Jewel of the British Crown” – Nickname given to India
![Page 10: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
D. Reasons for Colonies• 1) Europeans acquired a taste for
products such as coffee, tea, and pepper
• 2) Europeans population increased which increased the demand
• 3) Europe need more raw materials
![Page 11: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Bamboo Harvest
![Page 12: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
E. India Gains Independence• Indians were not happy with British
rule • Mohandas Gandhi – Main person
who lead India to declare its independence from Great Britain
• Nonviolent Resistance – Opposing an enemy by any means other than violence
![Page 13: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Mohandas Gandhi
![Page 14: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
• Gandhi taught that peace and love were more powerful than violence and fear
• Nonviolent resistance• Boycott – Indians refused to buy British
made goods• 1947 – India wins its independence from
Great Britain • 1948 – Gandhi is assassinated
![Page 15: I. India & Its Neighbors](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022081514/568132ae550346895d995d76/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
F. Troubling Future• Since independence India and
Pakistan have fought in three wars• In the late 1990s both countries
developed and exploded nuclear weapons
• Many people fear a minor conflict could result in a nuclear war