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Why was India divided into two different countries when it won independence from Britain? Chose only one answer.(1 point)
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because Britain wanted to diminish India's post colonial power.
because Britain wanted to diminish India's post colonial power.

because the two regions were divided by a great moutain range.
because the two regions were divided by a great moutain range.

because of the conflict between Muslims and Hindus living in India.
because of the conflict between Muslims and Hindus living in India.

because the people of India were divided about the type of government who rule the country.
because the people of India were divided about the type of government who rule the country.
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Answer 1

The correct answer is:

because of the conflict between Muslims and Hindus living in India.

The partition of India into two countries, India and Pakistan, in 1947 was primarily driven by religious tensions and the demand for a separate Muslim state.