Success Academy Charter Schools World History III: The Contemporary World, Unit 4: The Cold War Response: Directions: Base your answer to Question 2 on Document 2 and on your knowledge of social studies. Document 2 . . . The preservation of peace forms the central aim of India’s policy. It is in the pursuit of this policy that we have chosen the path of non-alignment in any military or like pact or alliance. Non-alignment does not mean passivity of mind or action, lack of faith or conviction. It does not mean submission to what we consider evil. It is a positive and dynamic approach to such problems that confront us. We believe that each country has not only the right to freedom but also to decide its own policy and way of life. Only thus can true freedom flourish and a people grow according to their own genius. We believe, therefore, in nonaggression and noninterference by one country in the affairs of another and the growth of tolerance between them and the capacity for peaceful coexistence. We think that by the free exchange of ideas and trade and other contacts between nations each will learn from the other and truth will prevail. We therefore endeavor to maintain friendly relations with all countries, even though we may disagree with them in their policies or structure of government. We think that by this approach we can serve not only our country but also the larger causes of peace and good fellowship in the world. . . . Source: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, speech in Washington, DC, December 18, 1956. 2. Using Document 2, Identify Jawaharlal Nehru’s point of view concerning India’s relationship with other countries

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Success Academy Charter Schools World History III: The Contemporary World, Unit 4: The Cold War Response: Directions: Base your answer to Question 2 on Document 2 and on your knowledge of social studies. Document 2 . . . The preservation of peace forms the central aim of India’s policy. It is in the pursuit of this policy that we have chosen the path of non-alignment in any military or like pact or alliance. Non-alignment does not mean passivity of mind or action, lack of faith or conviction. It does not mean submission to what we consider evil. It is a positive and dynamic approach to such problems that confront us. We believe that each country has not only the right to freedom but also to decide its own policy and way of life. Only thus can true freedom flourish and a people grow according to their own genius. We believe, therefore, in nonaggression and noninterference by one country in the affairs of another and the growth of tolerance between them and the capacity for peaceful coexistence. We think that by the free exchange of ideas and trade and other contacts between nations each will learn from the other and truth will prevail. We therefore endeavor to maintain friendly relations with all countries, even though we may disagree with them in their policies or structure of government. We think that by this approach we can serve not only our country but also the larger causes of peace and good fellowship in the world. . . . Source: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, speech in Washington, DC, December 18, 1956. 2. Using Document 2, Identify Jawaharlal Nehru’s point of view concerning India’s relationship with other countries

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Jawaharlal Nehru's point of view concerning India's relationship with other countries is that India believes in non-alignment and noninterference in the affairs of other countries.

Who: Jawaharlal Nehru
Where: Washington, DC
When: December 18, 1956
What: India's policy of non-alignment and noninterference in the affairs of other countries
Why: To preserve peace, maintain friendly relations with all countries, and promote peaceful coexistence through the exchange of ideas and trade.