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21 Cards in this Set
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Capital of India
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New Delhi
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2nd most populated country in the world
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India
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Believe population growth of India will surpass _____ by 2050
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China
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Major Religion of India
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Hindu. Majority of people practice this religion
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What status do cows have in India (hindusim)
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They are sacred cows
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Year India became independent
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1947
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Most important river in india
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Ganges
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famous for 2 protests – non violent in nature -- Leader
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Gandhi
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Ruled India until 1947
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Great Britain
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all former colonies of G.B (Bermuda, India, Australia, Bahamas)
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• Commonwealth of nations –
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a sarcared river people hope to die in river – believe river will cleanse souls of sin – millions bathe in river everyday – river supposedly starts in heaven up in Himalayas
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Gagnes River
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People put ashes into river – flows into bay of Bengal
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Ganga Ma
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India has what type of bomb
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Nuclear
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3 term prime minister of India eventually assassinated.
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Indira Gandhi
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son of Indira Gandhi
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Rajiv Gandhi
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most famous structure in india
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• Taj mahal –
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How Indian society was broken up. At bottom of caste is a group called untouchables. They make up about 1/6 of India’s pop. – for 2000years untouchables system has existed
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• Cast system –
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all salt was taxed Ghandi walked several hundred miles to ocean in protest)
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salt march
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• Largest poor population in the world
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India
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