Partition of India

Learn about the Partition of India and its historical context.

Cooperation and Conflict Vocabulary Terms Match the term to the correct definition. nation-state a form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state political sovereignty the supreme authority within the territory is a political entity ethnic sovereignty occurs when ethnic groups claim sovereignty and try to act as if. they were sovereign at the military, political, social, and institutional levels external conflict struggle between a nation-state and an outside force internal conflict struggle between at least two groups inside of a nation-state separatist movement when a group of people are campaigning and fighting for their own nation stateless nation When a cultural group is not a majority in any state border dispute when there is a disagreement about where a border is or who has control over a border sovereignty the supreme authority within a territory Look at the maps above. What do you notice about them? How are they different? How are they similar? What do these maps mean? Why was India split into two countries? Watch the video to learn more. Which colonial power controlled the subcontinent of India until 1947? Spain China Great Britain France Partition of India Please label the sections that India was partitioned into. India West Pakistan East Pakistan Why was India partitioned? www.1947partitionarchive.org Click on a dot to learn about the experience of a family that was impacted by the partition. 1947 Partition Archive Once you are done exploring the website, pick one family and describe their experience. Make sure to include the age of the person in 1947, their location, and if they migrated or not. Then sum up their experience in two or three sentences. (Try doing it without looking at the description so you can practice your summarization skills!)