1. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.