At a classroom archive session, students compare a letter sent after the 1905 partition of Bengal. The writer welcomes a new province of East Bengal and Ass...
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At a classroom archive session, students compare a letter sent after the 1905 partition of Bengal. The writer welcomes a new province of East Bengal and Assam because Muslims there may receive more schools, employment and political influence. Another note records strong Hindu protests and the boycott movement. The class is examining why an administrative decision by the British emperor's government became important to Muslim politics.
(a) Identify the viceroy who ordered the partition of Bengal. [1]
(b) Explain why many Muslims supported the partition. [3]
(c) Analyse why the reversal of partition in 1911 disappointed Muslims. [4]
Answer Details
(a) Lord Curzon [1] (b) Any three: East Bengal had a Muslim majority [1]; Muslims expected improved access to education or jobs [1]; a separate province could reduce Hindu dominance in Bengal [1]; it offered greater political influence to Muslims [1]. (c) The reversal suggested that sustained Hindu opposition could influence British decisions [2]; Muslims lost a province in which they expected stronger representation and development [2]; it reduced trust in British protection and encouraged separate Muslim political action [2]. Max [4]
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