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What is the primary learning outcome regarding ethnicities and nationalities?
Describe how ethnicities can be divided among more than one nationality.
What two countries were created from the partition of British India in 1947?
India and Pakistan
What were the two noncontiguous areas that comprised Pakistan?
West Pakistan and East Pakistan
What independent state emerged from East Pakistan in 1971?
Bangladesh
What was the primary basis for the separation of West and East Pakistan from India?
Ethnicity and religion
Which religion predominates in India following the partition?
Hinduism
Which religion predominates in Pakistan?
Islam
What was the estimated number of people who migrated due to the partition of South Asia?
Approximately 17 million
How many Muslims migrated from India to West Pakistan?
About 6 million
Approximately how many Hindus migrated from East Pakistan to India?
3.5 million
What was the fate of some Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India during the migration?
They were killed by people from the rival religion.
What ongoing dispute exists between India and Pakistan?
The location of the boundary in the Kashmir region
What term describes the division of control in Kashmir since 1972?
Line of control
What is the religious demographic of Kashmir?
Muslims comprise a majority in both portions.
What do Muslims in Kashmir seek regarding their future?
Reunification with Pakistan or independence
What significant ethnic group in India has sought independence or greater control over Punjab?
Sikhs
What percentage of India’s total population do Sikhs represent?
2 percent
What is the name of the Indian state where Sikhs are a majority?
Punjab
True or False: The partition of British India was based solely on geographical boundaries.
False
Fill in the blank: The partition resulted in the forced migration of approximately _______ people.
17 million
What was Mahatma Gandhi’s role during the partition?
Advocate of nonviolence and reconciliation
What was one of the consequences of the partition for the newly formed nations?
Massive migration and violence
Which two religious groups were primarily involved in the conflict during the partition?
Hindus and Muslims
