WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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Britain feared India becoming a military threat
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Hindus and Muslims could not peaceably live together
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India did not want to be part of the UN
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Russia wanted India to be Communist
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Detailed explanation-1: -He stated that the cause of the partition was the divide and rule policy of Britain, which was implemented to spread communal hatred after Britain saw that Hindus and Muslims worked together to agitate against their colonial rule in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crudely, this was a division based upon religious affiliation, with the creation of a Muslim majority in West and East Pakistan and a Hindu majority in India. Between 500, 000 and 2 million souls perished as a result of the ensuing upheaval and violence. 80, 000 women were abducted.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the British left, they partitioned India, creating the separate countries of India and Pakistan to accommodate religious differences between Pakistan, which has a majority Muslim population, and India, which is primarily Hindu.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why was British India partitioned? In 1946, Britain announced it would grant India independence. No longer able to afford to administer the country, it wanted to leave as quickly as possible. The last viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, set the date as 15 August 1947.