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Menon Plan
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- 1What is the Menon Plan also known as?June 3rd Plan
- 2How long did it take for Mountbatten to produce the plan?Just 3 hours!
- 3The Menon Plan was based on the second option put forward by the Cabinet Mission. What did this option state?A 2 state solution of India and Pakistan.
- 4What 2 options were given to princely states?They could join either side or could remain independent.
- 5What were both Bengal and the Punjab able to do?Allowed to vote to partition.
- 6What Act were both India and Pakistan going to use as the foundation of their state?1935 Government of India Act
- 7What was Jinnah's Reaction to the Plan?He was forced to accept Pakistan without Bengal and the Punjab - 'Moth-eaten'
- 8What were some of the issues for Sikhs with the Plan?Geographical - Amritsar within Pakistan, Sikhs wanted to be in India.
Thousands of Sikhs began to migrate from what they thought would become Pakistan - 9What were some issues for the Princely States with the Plan?Congress declared themselves the Paramount power and bullied the states into joining India.
Autonomy only realistic for the biggest states - others would just become part of India or Pakistan.
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- (Unit 2 India) Flashcards on Menon Plan, created by bsteer123 on 14/05/2013.
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