Why was Pakistan created, splintering India just as it achieved independence?
a. Due to concerns about overpopulation
b. In order to balance Cold War tensions
c. At the insistence of the United Nations
d. To protect and empower India's Muslim minority
e. All of these
d
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. Turkey. b. Indonesia. c. India. d. Egypt.
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A) It forbade slavery in the Northwest Territory. B) It permitted the citizens of a territory to elect a legislature and make their own laws. C) It permitted the citizens of a territory to write a state constitution and apply to Congress for admission as a new state. D) It outlined the steps for the creation and admission of new states. E) It removed Native Americans and guaranteed white settlers the right to buy land in the territory.