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atlantic charter
in 1941 two of the three primary allied warlords signed this act which stated that all nations all over the world had a right to self determination
self determination
the process by which a person determines its own statehood and forms its own government
simila
a city in India where two conferences were held, one in 1945 and one in May 1946
India Committee
created by Attlee with the task of formulating British policy aimed towards independence and was dominated by Cripps
Interim Government
the INC rejected the May statement while Jinnah accepted it and so the Cabinet mission were forced to announce the formation of a temporary interim government
constituent assembly
meet to write the constitution for the future independent India and were selected in a 1946 Constituent election
Cabinet Mission
a three man cabinet sent to investigate the desire for Pakistan
Alexander, Cripps and Pethwick Lawrence
May Statement
May Statement was the two proposals for the future of India that were proposed at the second Simila Conference
Federalism
combining a general government (central/federal government) with regional governments (provincial) in a single political system
Day of Direct Action
A week long Muslim hartal organised by Jinnah to show he was willing to do anything necessary to get Pakistan
Great Calcutta Killings
The Police in Calcutta were ordered to take a holiday and a week of killings and bloodletting took place
7,500 killed
Princley States
Provinces in India under their own separate rule due to agreements with Britain and the former Raj
Parition
the splitting of the country into 3 separate nations: West and East Pakistan and India
Boundary Commission
A commission formed to draw the boundaries - had an equal number of Hindus and Muslims - headed by Cyril Radcliffe
Plan Balkan
Ludicrous - allowed each province to decide whether they wanted to be part of India or Pakistan - geographical mess
