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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will examine why India's independence led to partition and refugees.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What word best described British cities after WW2?
beautiful
cheerful
Correct answer: devastated
stronger
Q2.
What had Britain lost in WW2?
Correct answer: lives, money, power
lives, money, the army
lives, the empire, power
the empire, money, power
Q3.
Which statement is the MOST accurate?
Indians fought against the British during WW2
Correct answer: Indians hoped WW2 would lead to Indian independence
Indians opposed WW2
Indians supported WW2
Q4.
Which country supported Indian independence after WW2?
Australia
Canada
South Africa
Correct answer: USA
Q5.
What word best describes what Britain owed to India after WW2?
Correct answer: a debt
a goodbye
an apology
an introduction

5 Questions

Q1.
Where did Vishnu's family originally come from?
London
Pune
Punjab
Correct answer: Sind
Q2.
What was the name given to the separation of India into two countries?
parliament
partialisation
Correct answer: partition
permission
Q3.
What two countries was India split into in 1947?
Correct answer: India and Pakistan
India and Panama
India and Pune
India and Sind
Q4.
What was NOT one of the negative effects of partition?
deaths
people made homeless
refugees
Correct answer: the bookshop closed
Q5.
What was Gandhi's view of partition?
Gandhi did not care as long as everyone agreed.
Gandhi was in favour of partition.
Correct answer: Gandhi was opposed to partition.
Partition was Gandhi's idea in the first place.

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UnitHistory / How did India achieve independence in 1947?

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