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    The document provides a timeline of key events leading up to the partition of India, including the Government of India Act of 1937, the Lahore Resolution of 1940, the Quit India Movement of 1942, and Direct Action Day in 1946. It lists each event, provides a brief description, and explains their significance in negotiating India's independence and the transfer of power from British rule to independent India and Pakistan. The timeline shows the political tensions that emerged between the Indian National Congress and Muslim League regarding self-governance and the formation of separate states for Hindus and Muslims.

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    The document provides a timeline of key events leading up to the partition of India, including the Government of India Act of 1937, the Lahore Resolution of 1940, the Quit India Movement of 1942, and Direct Action Day in 1946. It lists each event, provides a brief description, and explains their significance in negotiating India's independence and the transfer of power from British rule to independent India and Pakistan. The timeline shows the political tensions that emerged between the Indian National Congress and Muslim League regarding self-governance and the formation of separate states for Hindus and Muslims.

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    The document provides a timeline of key events leading up to the partition of India, including the Government of India Act of 1937, the Lahore Resolution of 1940, the Quit India Movement of 1942, and Direct Action Day in 1946. It lists each event, provides a brief description, and explains their significance in negotiating India's independence and the transfer of power from British rule to independent India and Pakistan. The timeline shows the political tensions that emerged between the Indian National Congress and Muslim League regarding self-governance and the formation of separate states for Hindus and Muslims.

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    Partition of India Timeline Activity

    Negotiating Independence/Transfer of Power

    Put the events below in chronological order, give a brief description, and explain
    their significance.

    Event Description Significance


    Government of India Act A strategic law crafted by - Turned over
    British parliamentary governance to indian
    committee to preserve a hold representatives
    on India and maintaining a - Expanded the
    tight control over the colony. electorate from 1
    percent to 10 percent
    of the population:
    allowing 30 million
    Indians to be eligible
    for voting

    Event Description Significance


    1937 Elections The election in which The Muslim league was
    Congress won the majority of dissappointed by recieving
    provincial seats and ministries less than 5 percent of the
    whereas the none of the Muslim vote so Jinnah took a
    reserved Muslim seats were leading role and directed the
    won. future of the party.

    Event Description Significance


    Defense of India Ordinance A new law passed by the Limiting the power of the
    British right after the British other parties
    refused to the demands of the
    Congress, and its resignation.

    Event Description Significance


    Lahore Resolution The Jinnah’s declaration – This showed to Congress and
    about the demand of Muslim the British that the League
    recognition as a nation – that expected an equal seat at the
    was said in the Muslim table when it came to
    discussing India’s future.
    League’s 1940 annual
    convention in Lahore.

    Event Description Significance


    Cripps Mission Attempt in Mid 1942 by the Promised self-determination
    British government to to Indians at the end of the
    cooperation of Indian leaders. war. With the right to leave
    the union if it disagreed with
    the new constitution.

    Event Description Significance


    Quit India Movement A movement launched – by - The British arrested the
    the members of the Congress Congress leaders and the
    leadership and Jawaharlal movement fell into the hands
    Nehru – that included of lower level members and
    destroying communication the general public.
    networks and manufacturing - The largest threat against
    salt. British rule and caused
    large-scale rebelliions.

    Event Description Significance


    The Cabinet Mission British delegation to negotiate Offered compromise but
    the terms of a British made the Congress and the
    withdrawal in response to the Muslim League realize how
    escalating protest in February they both wanted different
    1946. plans.

    Event Description Significance


    Direct Action Day A mass rally on August 16, Violence broke out and it
    1946 that Jinnah encouraged killed/attacked Hindus and
    Muslims to participate in Sikhs. (4 thousand Hindus,
    because of the fear that the Muslims, and Sikhs died in just
    creation of Pakistan might not four days.
    be done with just negotiations
    alone.

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