British rule and independence
Until this year, India remained a British colony
What is 1947
Ghandi is often called what in India?
what is Mahatma
These two religious groups were the basis for dividing India into two countries
Who are Hindus and Muslims
Around this many people were killed in the Calcutta riots over three days
What is about 5,000
Political unrest in India grew after this major global conflict
What is the Second World War
He represented the All-India Muslim League and pushed for a separate Muslim state
Who is Mohammad Ali Jinnah
This group feared becoming a minority in Pakistan and therefore sided with India
Who are the Sikhs
British rule became “impossible to continue” because of this
What is political unrest
He represented the Indian National Congress and later accepted the two-state solution
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru
This region was holy to the Sikhs but had a Muslim majority before Partition
What is Punjab
This conference in March 1946 gathered British and Indian leaders to discuss Indian self-government
What is the Shimla Conference
He was chosen to draw the Indo-Pakistan border and visited India only once
Who is Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Jinnah argued that this aspect defined nationality and justified Pakistan
What is religion
Religious violence especially broke out among these three groups in Punjab
Who are Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs
Gandhi described the partition of India as this type of tragedy
What is “a spiritual tragedy”
This newly appointed Viceroy arrived in India in March 1947 to negotiate independence.
Who is Lord Louis Mountbatten
This former empire’s history of Muslim rule made the Sikhs unwilling to join Pakistan
What is the Mughal Empire
Most British soldiers left India at this moment - right when tensions were rising.
What is one month before Partition