WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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India became an ally of the Soviet Union
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India adopted Islam as the official state religion
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The region was partitioned into two separate states
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A military dictatorship took control of the entire region
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: India and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British government proposed a plan, announced on 3 June 1947, that included these principles: Principle of the partition of British India was accepted by the British Government. Successor governments would be given dominion status. Autonomy and sovereignty to both countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -In August, 1947, when, after three hundred years in India, the British finally left, the subcontinent was partitioned into two independent nation states: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Partition triggered riots, mass casualties, and a colossal wave of migration. Millions of people moved to what they hoped would be safer territory, with Muslims heading towards Pakistan, and Hindus and Sikhs in the direction of India.