The History of India

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  • Britain controls India

    Indians revolted against Britain and lost, so India came under the direct rule of the British
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    History of India

  • Bengal is separated

    The British government divided Bengel into separate Hindu and Muslim sections

  • Muslim demonstrations

    Indian Muslims held nation-wide demonstrations calling for the establishment of Pakistan

  • End of British Control

    Britain no longer controlled India and the sub-continent was split into mainly Hindu, India, and a Muslim-majority state of Pakistan.

  • India is Independent

    India became independent

  • Gandhi assassinated

    Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist.

  • War with Pakistan

    India and Pakistan went to war over the territory of Kashmir.

  • The 2nd war with Pakistan

    India fought Parkistan again over Kashmir

  • The war over Bangladesh

    A third war was fought with Pakistan over the creation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan