Why Was India Split into Two Separate Independent Nations, India

question 71

Multiple Choice

Why was India split into two separate independent nations, India and Pakistan, in 1947?

• A) Great Britain insisted that India be split into two nations as a condition of granting independence.
• B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League insisted on the creation of an independent Muslim state.
• C) Mohandas Gandhi and the Indian National Congress Party insisted on the creation of an independent Hindu state.
• D) A popular vote across India determined that the nation should be split into a Muslim state and a Hindu state.

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