• Syllabus

16: Developments and challenges in South Asia after 1947

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Sub sections and their related questions

Foreign policy and economic developments under Nehru: relationship between India and Pakistan; Indo-Pakistani Wars—1947, 1965, 1971; causes and results; independence of Bangladesh (1971)

• 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: Evaluate the foreign policy of Jawaharlal Nehru between 1947 and 1964.
• 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: To what extent can Nehru’s foreign policy be considered successful?
• 20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.31:

  To what extent were economic issues the most important reason for the independence of Bangladesh (1971)?

India: social, political and economic developments and challenges under Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Rao

• 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the governments of either Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Pakistan...
• 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: To what extent were Nehru’s economic policies successful?
• 20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: Evaluate the political and economic developments in India under Indira Gandhi.
• 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: To what extent was Rajiv Gandhi successful in dealing with the social and political challenges in...
• 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: Compare and contrast the domestic policies of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
• 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: Evaluate the economic and political developments in India under Indira Gandhi.

Pakistan 1947–1991: nation building; social, political and economic developments and challenges; friction between East and West Pakistan; cultural and linguistic differences; constitutional referendum (1991); Jinnah; Ayub Khan; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Zia-ul-Haq; Benazir Bhutto

• 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the governments of either Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Pakistan...
• 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: “Political factors were the main cause of friction between East and West Pakistan.” Discuss.
• 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: Discuss the political challenges facing Pakistan between 1947 and 1971.
• 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: Discuss the social and economic challenges facing Pakistan following its independence.
• 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: Evaluate the reasons why Benazir Bhutto’s first government ended in 1990.
• 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: “Political inequality was the main reason for tension between East and West Pakistan.” To what...

Bangladesh: nation building; social, political and economic developments and challenges

• 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.31: Discuss the political and economic developments that took place in Bangladesh between 1971 and 2005.
• 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: To what extent had the challenges facing Bangladesh been resolved by the end of the 20th century?
• 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: To what extent did Bangladesh overcome the social and political challenges it faced after 1971?

Ceylon/Sri Lanka: nation building; social, political and economic developments and challenges; conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils; 1971 uprising; civil war; Sirimavo Bandaranaike

• 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: Evaluate the causes of the civil war in Sri Lanka.
• 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.32: “Economic issues were the main cause of the Sinhalese–Tamil conflict.” Discuss.
• 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.32:

  Discuss the causes of the civil war in Sri Lanka.