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Lord Curzon and the Partition of Bengal
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- 1What did Curzon do to try and protect India's northern border?Created the North West Frontier Province in 1901
- 2Why was a buffer zone needed?To protect the 'wild north west' - notoriously difficult to control border with Afghanistan.
- 3Name three improvements made by Curzon that benefitted the Indian people.Communications - the telegraph system was installed.
Transport - built new roads, increased the railway network by 10,000km
Agriculture - Increased area of irrigated land by 3 million hectares.
Established the Indian Archaeological Survey - worked to preserve important buildings esp. Taj Mahal. - 4When was the partition of Bengal?1905
- 5Why did Curzon say he partitioned Bengal?To make it easier to govern - it was a huge province (78 million people) and therefore difficult to control efficiently. There were also often floods and famines.
- 6Why is the partition of Bengal seen by some as an attempt to 'divide and rule'?Because it helped to drive a wedge between Hindus and Muslims. It created a Muslim majority stat which made Hindus unhappy.
- 7Who was the partition of Bengal a particular attack on?Congress - Bengal was where their main powerbase was. The partition was at least partly about breaking the power of Congress.
- 8How did nationalists react to the Partition of Bengal?National protest - Newspapers articles and letters,
Swadesh (boycotts),
Terrorism (1909 Member of the India Office was shot in London)
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- A level Edexcel Unit 2 (Old) Flashcards on Lord Curzon and the Partition of Bengal, created by Tom Lea on 18/05/2014.
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