Why Did Independence For The Indian Subcontinent Involve Partition? Flashcards
When did Mountbatten become viceroy?
March 1947
What was the first partition plan?
Plan Balkan
What was Plan Balkan?
Allowed the Indian states and provinces to decide their own future
Example of Mountbatten’s perceive partiality:
Mountbatten had revealed the plan to Nehru in a private meeting, which Jinnah was not given
When was the partition date?
15 July 1947
The Mountbatten plan:
Complete separation of India and Pakistan
Firozpur:
The town controlled the only bridge over the River Sutlej as well as playing a strategic part in the irrigation system of the area
In the first draft of the Boundary Commission, where did Radcliffe place Firozpur?
Pakistan
Why was Firozpur moved to India?
Intensive lobbying by Nehru and Congress
What percentage did India get of the assets and liabilities and what percentage did India get of the assets and liabilities?
India - 82.5%
Pakistan - 17.5%
What were many terrified for after independence?
That they would wake up on the wrong side of the India-Pakistan border, living in a country hostile to their faith.
How many people tried to change lands in the summer of 1947?
10 million
How many people did not make it to their promised land?
1 million
How many were brought to bring order along the new frontiers?
50,000
