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Chpt29 sec1
Road to Independence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nationalism | pride in one's nation;the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation |
| nonviolent resistance | policy of opposing an enemy or oppressor by any means other than violence |
| boycott | to refuse to purchase or use a product or service as an expression of disapproval |
| partition | a division into separate parts |
| J. Nehru | the first prime minister of India, 1947 |
| M. Ghandi | wanted to lead India to independence with nonviolent resistance |
| East Pakistan | most residents are Bengalis,largely agricultural, became Bangladesh in 1971 |
| West Pakistan | consists of several ethnic groups, Urdu is official language,held most power when Pakistan became independent |
| Bangladesh | formerly East Pakistan - became independent country 12-16-1971 |