Which two new nations were created when British India was partitioned in 1947?
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Who drew the border line that divided India and Pakistan in just five weeks?
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Approximately how many people were displaced during the Partition of India?
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Which province was split between India and Pakistan and saw some of the worst violence?
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What was the primary basis used to decide which areas would go to India versus Pakistan?
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Which leader is most associated with demanding a separate Muslim state that became Pakistan?
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What happened to the princely state of Kashmir after partition?
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Roughly how many people are estimated to have died in the violence surrounding partition?
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Which city became the capital of the newly created Pakistan in 1947?
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What did the British call their plan to rapidly withdraw from India and grant independence?
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