Gandhi's Efforts and the Partition of India and Pakistan
By:Varshini Suresh
Partitioned Independence
Analysis: After the war, Great Britain was trying to rebuild itself and did not have enough resources to control a country that was an ocean away and really expansive. Thus, we can tell that it seemed like "the right thing" to do for Britain to keep their economy up and get it back to where it was.
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Partition and Violence
Analysis: Even though the migration between Pakistan and India was the largest the world has seen, the differences in religion caused millions to die. Although the migration seemed necessary, it displaced millions and killed millions more. This is because the leaders of the different religions believed that separate countries would make the best result for the people in that area.
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Coming to Autonomy
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Conflict between India and Pakistan
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Partition's Impact of the Cold War
- Partitions gave the superpowers a tenuous foothold in South Asia, although Nehru’s successful neutrality and ability to garner economic and military aid from both superpowers
- India’s independence had become reality with momentous consequences for the entire process of decolonization
- India had been the jewel in the crown of the British empire and its breakaway marked a significant turning point
- Just as Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance to British rule inspired nationalists around the globe before and after WW2.
- Independence in India and Pakistan further encouraged anti-imperial movements throughout Asia and Africa
- Once India left the British empire, there could be little doubt about the fate of Britain's remaining imperial possessions
- The British recognized that Europeans could not rule in Asia without the cooperation of colonial peoples and could rely on their own models of decolonization, previously tested in Canada
- Like Canada, India and Pakistan gained independence yet retained ties to Britain, becoming Dominion members in the British Commonwealth and even adopted English as their first official language
Works Cited
Bentley, Jerry H., Herbert F. Ziegler, and Heather E. Streets. Traditions and Encounters. a Brief Global History. Boston: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2008. Print.
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Crashcourse. "Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40." YouTube. YouTube, 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 14 Apr. 2016.
Http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8bjhiUcWMk4ZX9P1eWpgA. "Sam Shropshire." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2016.