JFK Library: Learn about the Bay of Pigs Invasion

Click on the link below that will take you to the JFK Library's Website. From there, read about the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba and answer the questions on page 2 of your packet.

http://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs

Station 2A

Canadian reporter Judy Trin came to Canada from Vietnam in 1979 as a 4-year old. She and her family were crammed in a boat for part of the journey like the ones described above. The video describes their journey.  You should stop the video once it hits 4 minutes.

Station 1: Memories from a Divided India

The video you are about to watch is from the New York Times' website. It was published on August 13th, 2013 by Sean Patrick Farrell. You only need to watch the video through to 3:15.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/100000002387575/preserving-partition.html?action=click&gtype=vhs&version=vhs-heading&module=vhs&region=title-area&cview=true&t=7

Station 3- Photographs of Partition

Station 3- Photographs of Partition

Directions: Your job is to describe what you see in each picture, giving at least two details. Some of these images are graphic. I have included them to show the scale of violence and chaos in the months after India's independence. 

Sourcing Information:

Life Magazine

Photographs taken by Margaret Bourke-White in 1947. She called the photograph spread "The Brutal Great Migration"

*You can click on the photos to enlarge them on your screen*

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Picture 1: 

In the days after partition was announced, millions left for their promised new homeland as trains departed from both India and Pakistan. This picture shows a train leaving India for Pakistan.

Picture 2: (make sure you're in the box for picture 2) 

Over 10 million people left their homes and traveled on foot and by train to a different country.

Picture 3

In the months after independence was announced, up to one million people were killed on both sides. This picture shows bodies in the streets after a riot.

Picture 4 Above is a picture of a young refugee. As the chaos got worse, refugee camps were created all over India because displaced people had nowhere to live. Picture 5 There were not enough trains to transport all of the people who wanted to move in between countries. People literally had to sat on the roof of the trains to get on them. What's different about this train picture in comparison to the first one you looked at? Picture 6 The situation was often worse for people that had to walk (often hundreds of miles) to the new place they would be living. Here is a picture of a family who has abandoned their journey because their grandfather is so sick.

Picture 4

Above is a picture of a young refugee. As the chaos got worse, refugee camps were created all over India because displaced people had nowhere to live.

Picture 5

There were not enough trains to transport all of the people who wanted to move in between countries. People literally had to sat on the roof of the trains to get on them.

What's different about this train picture in comparison to the first one you looked at?

Picture 6

The situation was often worse for people that had to walk (often hundreds of miles) to the new place they would be living. Here is a picture of a family who has abandoned their journey because their grandfather is so sick.

Station 4: Kashmir

After reading the information from the station sheet, watch this video to find out more about why India and Pakistan are fighting over Kashmir. You only need to watch the video from the start to 2:06.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlI5yArLvLU

Station 6: Water as a Weapon of War

Watch the short video that will further explain why India and Pakistan are fighting over water, the region's most precious resource. You only need to watch to 3:05.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1S5uidaOug

The Rule of Mobutu

2. Watch BOTH movies below about the reign of Mobutu to help you with your research. If you choose to use these videos, ask Ms. Piacitelli for the sourcing information. 

Station 4: The Caste System

Watch the video in Station 4 to learn about the Caste System in India. Then, respond to the questions in your packet using evidence from the video. This video has closed captions if you want to use them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyCQDIwHlXY

Station 3: How Has Religion Influenced the History of India and Pakistan?

Watch the video in Station 3. As you listen to the historian talk, follow along with the transcript and then respond to the questions in your packet using evidence from the video:

https://www.choices.edu/video/religion-influenced-history-india-pakistan/