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The “Partition of India” refers to the creation of the state of ______ from India’s western border. The tension involving the partition revolves around religious differences in the region: most of the population of India are ______ while a sizable minority of the country- especially in the west- is ______. Because of this, when ______ prepared to give India its independence, some advocated the creation of a separate state. ______, the leader of the Muslim League, was the loudest voice of that movement. On the other hand, ______, who would later be India’s first Prime Minister, advocated a unified India.
In 1946 the situation erupted into violence. On “Direct Action Day”- a day of planned peaceful protest for a separate Muslim state- radical Islamic gangs attacked and killed Hindus in Calcutta. In retaliation, Hindus struck back against Muslims. In the end, over 4,000, people died in a matter of days. On August 14, ______, the country of Pakistan was created as an independent Muslim state. The next day, it was granted its independence.
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Muslim
Jawarahal Nehru
Great Britain
1954
Pakistan
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Hindu
Mohandas Gandhi
1947
The “Partition of India” refers to the creation of the state of Pakistan from India’s western border. The tension involving the partition revolves around religious differences in the region: most of the population of India are Hindu while a sizable minority of the country- especially in the west- is Muslim. Because of this, when Great Britain prepared to give India its independence, some advocated the creation of a separate state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, was the loudest voice of that movement. On the other hand, Jawarahal Nehru, who would later be India’s first Prime Minister, advocated a unified India.
In 1946 the situation erupted into violence. On “Direct Action Day”- a day of planned peaceful protest for a separate Muslim state- radical Islamic gangs attacked and killed Hindus in Calcutta. In retaliation, Hindus struck back against Muslims. In the end, over 4,000, people died in a matter of days. On August 14, 1947, the country of Pakistan was created as an independent Muslim state. The next day, it was granted its independence.