Factors Causing Partition

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A-Levels India History Mapa Mental sobre Factors Causing Partition, creado por jacksearle el 22/05/2013.
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Factors Causing Partition
  1. WWII
    1. Indian Soldiers kept guns after war - fear of unrest
      1. Indians wanted a reward after war
        1. Hit economy hard - British needed to leave India quickly
          1. War declaration - Congress leaders resign - Muslims take many positions of power
            1. Increased Muslim Power
    2. Pressure to leave quickly
      1. Economy - costing too much money - need to get out
        1. Unrest building
          1. Need to prove to British public that they'll keep to their word
            1. US pressure
            2. Innate Religious Differences
              1. Hindus Cows sacred/ Muslims pigs seen as dirty
                1. Muslim 1 God/Hindu 1 God in many forms
                  1. too many key differences - shows they can never live together
                    1. However lucknow pact/salt march/Gandhi's campaigns showed they could
                    2. Jinnah + Muslim Demands
                      1. Lahore Resolution 1940 - Demanded Pakistan - didn't necessarily want it, but Muslims did
                        1. 1946 Elections prove that partition was a popular idea amongst muslims
                          1. First Simla Conference 1945 - Jinnah rejects all demands - makes him popular with Muslims
                          2. Fear of Unrest
                            1. British can't deal with Civil War - hoped partition would sort out issue of violence
                              1. Calcutta Killings 1946
                                  1. Moplah Rebellion 1921
                                    1. Both examples that Hindus and Muslims cannot get along
                                1. Gandhi/Congress/Nationalists
                                  1. Eventually accept partition - key part in partition actually happening
                                    1. They accepted it on the idea they could prevent new state from working
                                    2. Congress cause the desire for partition
                                      1. 1937 elections, landslide victory - don't allow muslims any seats prov govts
                                        1. Gandhi speaks for Muslims at 2nd roundtable conf
                                          1. Annoyed everyone- want own state
                                      2. Labour Govt
                                        1. Wanted to grant India independence - want it done quick, will pretty much accept any way to get it done
                                          1. Labour appointed Mountbattern - Incompetent - sided with Nehru too much - couldn't solve problems between Hindus and Muslims
                                            1. There was always tension between Mountbatten and Jinnah - never going to work well together
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