| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Partition | The act or process of dividing something into parts. |
| India | India became "India and Pakistan." This occurred on August 15, 1947. |
| Consequences of Partition | Bloody and often brutal violence occurred leading up to and following partition. About 10-15 million people crossed the border within 2 months after partition. About 1 million people were killed in communal clashes following partition. Because of Partition, Gandhi and Nehru ended up not being friends anymore. |
| Sir Cyril Radcliffe | He was a British legal expert who was selected to draw up the boundary's on a map for how India would be partitioned, even though he knew nothing about the geography of India. |
| The 4 Indo-Pakistani Wars | 4 wars between India and Pakistan over whose land was whose. |
| The 1st Indo-Pakistani War | 1947-1949: This war was over Kashmir, , which was a princely state ruled by Hari Singh, who was Hindu, but 75% of his subject (out of 4 million) were Muslims. Singh went to India for support, and thus war broke out. The United Nations drew a line dividing Pakistani Kashmir and Indian Kashmir, and India had 2/3 of Kashmir. |
| The 2nd Indo-Pakistani War | India then invaded Pakistani Kashmir and fighting lasted for 5 weeks and the UN then mandated a ceasefire agreement. The "Line of Control is the line between the Indian and the Pakistani portions of Kashmir. |
| The 3rd Indo-Pakistani War | 1971: India decisively defeats Pakistan resulting in the Independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan. |
| The 4th Indo-Pakistani War | 1999: This war is also known as the "Kargil War," and fighting took place from May to June in the Kargil district of Kashmir.Kashmir insurgents, which were backed by Pakistani troops, crossed the "Line of Control" and took parts of Kargil (India). India then responded with its military but international pressures lead to another cease fire. |
| Kashmir | A land that was fought for between India and Pakistan after the partition of India |
| Bangladesh | The "Eastern Pakistan" part of Pakistan when India was partitioned into Pakistan and India. Bangladesh received its Independence from Pakistan in 1971. |
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