Partition of India-Pakistan

Which event in the history of the Indian subcontinent occurred last?

• Salt March

• Amritsar Massacre

• creation of Pakistan

• Sepoy Rebellion

Which pair of countries that gained independence in the 20th century experienced the migration of millions of people across their shared borders due to religious tensions

• Czech Republic and Slovakia

• Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

• Egypt and Libya

• India and Pakistan

During the Indian independence movement, many Muslims in India demanded a separate state in Pakistan to

• remain under British control

• prevent future invasions from Afghanistan and China

• address concerns about their status as a religious minority

• protect the sacred rivers, the Indus and the Ganges

Pakistan officially became its own nation in what year? 

• 1976
• 1947
• 1948
• 1945

A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to

• secure power for the majority of the people

• encourage a greater degree of industuralization

• improve the economy of expanding government control

• gain independence from the Soviet Union

One of the major problems with the Partition of Pakistan was...

• China control of Northern India
• Forced migration of people of different religions caused bitter feelings and anger
• Jinnah would still be a ruler of India from Pakistan
• None of the above

The Kashmir Conflict is a territorial dispute between India and _________.

• Myanmar (Burma)

• Pakistan

• Tibet

• Afghanistan

Mahatma Gandhi was known for using what type of political action to achieve his goals?

• passive aggression

• guerrilla warfare

• changing the way people voted

• non-violent resistance

• mis-information and propaganda

At the end of World War II, the British decided to partition the Indian subcontinent into the nations of India and Pakistan. What was a primary reason for this division?

• India had adopted a policy of nonalignment

• Religious differences had led to conflicts between Hindus and Muslims

• Most of Indias valuable resources were located in the south

• British India's Muslim minority controlled most of India's banking industry

Border conflicts between India and Pakistan have most often occurred in

• Kashmir

• East Timor

• Tibet

• Afghanistan