The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Before the War Known as British India until 1947 Split into two regions Pakistan was predominantly Muslim India was predominantly Hindu and Sikh Possession of the region Kashmir was unclear nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/map-british-india-1914
Before the War contd. From October of 1947 to January of 1949 Pakistan and India were at war Possession of Kashmir Kashmir was divided between the two countries India claimed the larger region A second war sparked in 1965 bbc.com/news/world-asia-40643413
The War of 1971 Began with a civil war between East and West Pakistan 10 million East Pakistani civilians fled to India India invaded East Pakistan The Pakistani army surrendered in Dhaka (Dacca) East Pakistan became the independent country of Bangladesh teara.govt.nz/en/map/1819/india-pakistan-and-bangladesh
Then vs Now news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1971.stm bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/partition_how_it_affected_me
Works Cited India-Pakistan: Troubled relations. BBC News, news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/ 1971.stm. Accessed 14 January 2019.