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India’s DivisionIndia’s DivisionEarly CivilizationsEarly Civilizations Indian history Indian history
began in the began in the Indus Indus ValleyValley in modern in modern PakistanPakistan
Early civilizations in Early civilizations in the region the region practiced the practiced the HinduHindu religion.religion.
BANGLADESBANGLADESHH Pakistan:Pakistan:
After independence from After independence from Great Britain, Pakistan was Great Britain, Pakistan was split into two partssplit into two parts separated separated by Indiaby IndiaEastEast Pakistan PakistanWestWest Pakistan Pakistan
The two parts were only The two parts were only held held together bytogether by their common their common religion, religion, IslamIslam..
4.4.WarWar started between started between West West Pakistan & Pakistan & EastEast Pakistan PakistanIndia India sided with thesided with the East East (Bangladesh)(Bangladesh)
West Pakistan became West Pakistan became PakistanPakistanEast Pakistan became East Pakistan became BangladeshBangladesh
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BANGLADESBANGLADESHH Why did this happen?Why did this happen?
EastEast Pakistan – very poor Pakistan – very poor (subsidence farmers)(subsidence farmers)
WestWest Pakistan – very rich (many Pakistan – very rich (many raw materials and petroleum)raw materials and petroleum)
Simply put, the Simply put, the richrich controlled controlled the the poorpoor and the poor became and the poor became upsetupset