Question

To what extent were the British responsible for the bloodshed that caused the partition? Explain each point in a paragraph.
1.Pulling independence back
2.Lack of resources to take care of India post ww2
3.Holding back troops
4.British had a clear bias towards Indians- Threatened by Muslims
5.Divide and conquer- pulling each community apart
6. Denying princes their hairs

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Communal representation, the factor that split India at creation in 1947, had a long history going back to 1906 when a demand for it was first made on behalf of Muslims by a delegation led by the Agha Khan to the Viceroy.

Answer 2

The Partition of India of 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, India and Pakistan.The Dominion of India is today the Republic of India; the Dominion of Pakistan is today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The partition involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and Punjab, based on district-wise non-Muslim or Muslim majorities. The partition also saw the division of the British Indian Army, the Royal Indian Navy, the Indian Civil Service, the railways, and the central treasury. The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj, or Crown rule in India. The two self-governing countries of India and Pakistan legally came into existence at midnight on 15 August 1947.