Global Studies 3104

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Global Studies 3/1/04

• OBJECTIVE Continue examination of the life of
  Gandhi
  
• I. Administrative Stuff
• -sub report
• II. Gandhi Day 3

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Global Studies 3/2/04

• OBJECTIVE Complete examination of the life of
  Gandhi
  
• I. Gandhi Day 4
• II. Gandhi Day 5

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Global Studies 3/3/04

• OBJECTIVE Examine the origins of the conflict
  in Kashmir.
  
• I. Journal 17 pt. A
• -Read the section on Kashmir p.(223-224)
• -create a timeline for the sequence of events in
  Kashmir
  
• II. Journal 17 pt. B
• -the Conflict in Kashmir

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Make-up Times for Gandhi

• 3/4/04 Day 1 7AM 230PM
• 3/5/04 Day 2 (7AM Only)
• 3/8/04 Day 3 (7AM Only)
• 3/9/04 Day 4 7AM 230PM

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http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/south_asia/0
3/kashmir_future/html/7.stm
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Scenario one The status quo

• Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and
  Pakistan for more than 50 years. Currently a
  boundary - the Line of Control - divides the
  region in two, with one part administered by
  India and one by Pakistan. India would like to
  formalize this status quo and make it the
  accepted international boundary. But Pakistan and
  Kashmiri activists reject this plan because they
  both want greater control over the region.

http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/south_asia/0
3/kashmir_future/html/7.stm
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Scenario two Kashmir joins Pakistan

• Pakistan has consistently favored this as the
  best solution to the dispute. In view of the
  state's majority Muslim population, it believes
  that it would vote to become part of Pakistan.
  However a single plebiscite held in a region
  which comprises peoples that are culturally,
  religiously and ethnically diverse, would create
  disaffected minorities. The Hindus of Jammu, and
  the Buddhists of Ladakh have never shown any
  desire to join Pakistan and would protest at the
  outcome.

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Scenario three Kashmir joins India

• Such a solution would be unlikely to bring
  stability to the region as the Muslim inhabitants
  of Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir,
  including the Northern Areas, have never shown
  any desire to become part of India.

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Scenario four Independent Kashmir

• The difficulty of adopting this as a potential
  solution is that it requires India and Pakistan
  to give up territory, which they are not willing
  to do. Any plebiscite or referendum likely to
  result in a majority vote for independence would
  therefore probably be opposed by both India and
  Pakistan. It would also be rejected by the
  inhabitants of the state who are content with
  their status as part of the countries to which
  they already owe allegiance.

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Scenario five A smaller independent Kashmir

• An independent Kashmir could be created from the
  Kashmir Valley - currently under Indian
  administration - and the narrow strip of land
  which Pakistan calls Azad Jammu and Kashmir. This
  would leave the strategically important regions
  of the Northern Areas and Ladakh, bordering
  China, under the control of Pakistan and India
  respectively. However both India and Pakistan
  would be unlikely to enter into discussions which
  would have this scenario as a possible outcome.

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Scenario six Independent Kashmir Valley

• An independent Kashmir Valley has been considered
  by some as the best solution because it would
  address the grievances of those who have been
  fighting against the Indian Government since the
  insurgency began in 1989. But critics say that,
  without external assistance, the region would not
  be economically viable.

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Scenario seven The Chenab formula

• This plan, first suggested in the 1960s, would
  see Kashmir divided along the line of the River
  Chenab. This would give the vast majority of land
  to Pakistan and, as such, a clear victory in its
  longstanding dispute with India. The entire
  valley with its Muslim majority population would
  be brought within Pakistan's borders, as well as
  the majority Muslim areas of Jammu.

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Global Studies 3/4/04

• OBJECTIVE Complete examination of the Conflict
  in Kashmir
  
• I. Complete Journal 17 pt. B from yesterday.
• II. Current Status of Indo-Pakistani Talks over
  Kashmir
  
• III. Journal 18
• -essay on Kashmir
• -questions on India Pakistan
• Notice Chapter 9 10 Test on Tuesday 3/16/04

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What do you think?

• With the many cultures, religions, , economic
  interests, historical claims, and ethnicities
  fighting for control of Kashmir, how do you think
  this conflict can best be resolved?
• Write a brief essay describing your position and
  your solution to the conflict in Kashmir.

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Read

• 1.) Pakistan the world p.225-226
• 2.) India the world p. 224-225
• Compare and contrast India Pakistans
  relationship with the rest of the world. How are
  they the same? How do they differ?

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Global Studies 3/5/04

• OBJECTIVE Wrap-up examination of South Asia
  today.
  
• I. Journal 19 pt. A
• -Read Nuclear Power in India p.228
• -Answer questions (1-2) p.228
• II. Journal 19 pt. B
• -complete map study p. 229
• III. Journal 19 pt. C
• -Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan
• Fun fact 1 year ago today we had a snow day.
  So far today, the National Weather Service has
  reported that the record high for this day has
  been destroyed by 4 degrees.

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Map Study p. 229

• In 1999, Indias population reached the one
  billion mark. By the year 2025, experts believe
  it will be 1.4 billion, surpassing the population
  of China, a nation much larger in area. Then,
  India will be the worlds most densely populated
  nation.

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Some terms

• Stan means land of
• -examples
• Afghanistan- land of the Afghans
• Pakistan land of the Pakistanis
• Uzbekistan- land of the Uzbeks
• Kazakhstan land of the Kazaks
• Tajikistan land of the Tajiks
• Kyrgyzstan land of the Kyrgyzs
• Ceasefire halt/stop of hostilities

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Please look at the history of the following
nations using Ch9 sec5 and Ch10 sec1

• Afghanistan
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Sri Lanka

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Other Nations in South Asia

• Sri Lanka In 2002, the Tamil rebels and the
  government agreed to a ceasefire. Soon after,
  the two sides began peace talks.
  
• Afghanistan In the late 1990s, the Taliban, a
  fundamentalist Muslim group, gained power. The
  Taliban restored order, but imposed an extreme
  form of Islam on the country. They also
  supported international terrorists.

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Afghanistan

• As response to the Talibans support and
  protection of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, the
  United States launched a military campaign that
  drove the Taliban from power in 2001.
• A fragile peace has been put in place, but the
  country has frequent outbreaks of violence.

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Kashmir Lyrics(Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant)

• Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to
  fill my dream I am a traveler of both time and
  space, to be where I have been To sit with
  elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom
  seen They talk of days for which they sit and
  wait and all will be revealed

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• Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace,
  whose sounds caress my ear But not a word I
  heard could I relate, the story was quite clear
  Oh, oh. Oh, I been flying... mama, there ain't
  no denyin' I've been flying, ain't no denyin',
  no denyin'

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• All I see turns to brown, as the sun burns the
  ground And my eyes fill with sand, as I scan
  this wasted land Trying to find, trying to find
  where I've been.

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• Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like
  thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led
  me to that place, yellow desert stream My
  Shangri-La beneath the summer moon, I will return
  again Sure as the dust that floats high and
  true, when movin' through Kashmir.

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• Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails,
  across the sea of years With no provision but an
  open face, along the straits of fear Ohh. When
  I'm on, when I'm on my way, yeah When I see,
  when I see the way, you stay-yeah

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• Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, when I'm down...
  Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, well I'm down,
  so down Ooh, my baby, oooh, my baby, let me take
  you there Let me take you there. Let me take
  you there

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Reminder

• Chapter 9-10 Test Tuesday