The year is 1947. India and Pakistan have begun the official partition. The region will never be the same.
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Main Question: Was the partition of India and Pakistan necessary? Was it a successful resolution to colonialism and independence?ea
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Your Task:
Using details from all of the sources you looked at (and citing where appropriate), write a diary or letter (to another character) about what you saw and experienced.
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What happened?
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What did you see? do? hear? smell?
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What emotions did it evoke in you?
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Why was this day important for you and for India?
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GANDHI FILM: VIOLENCE
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Length: 4:43
Recommended viewing times: entire video
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Untold Stories
ARTIFACT 4
Main Question: Was the partition of India and Pakistan necessary? Was it a successful resolution to colonialism and independence?
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Your Task:
Using details from all of the sources you looked at (and citing where appropriate), write a diary or letter (to another character) about what you saw and experienced.
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What happened?
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What did you see? do? hear? smell?
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What emotions did it evoke in you?
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Why was this day important for you and for India?