Question

Why did the British divide Bengal?​

Answer 1

Instructions:

Describe the reason for the partition of Bengal​.

1. Bengal was the British capital​.
2. Describe the unity in Bengal.​
3. Describe what British wanted to accomplish​.
4. Name the person who accomplished the task.

Solution:

• The British government had made Bengal their capital when they established their rule in India in 1858.​
  
• The atrocities of the British on the people of Bengal had brought them together against the British.​
  
• British officials considered Bengal as a threat to their rule.​
  
• The British decided to weaken their opponents in Bengal and ensure their rule in India.​
  
• In 1905, Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two parts, province of Bengal and the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam.