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| When the British finally agreed to transfer power to Indian leadership following WWII, conflicts between Muslims and Hindus in India made it necessary to create separate nations for each. |
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| The primary leader of the Indian Independence movement, known for his belief in nonviolent change. He used civil disobedience and unarmed demonstrations to shame the British rulers into eventually granting India's Independence. |
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| leader of the Communist Party in China. |
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| This nation was established in the British mandate of Palestine by a United Nations resolution following WWII. Palestine was divided into a Jewish state and an Arab state. |
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