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Describe an important historical event in your country.
 
You should say:
x
when it happened 
x
what happened 
x
who the most important people involved were 
and say why it is important to the history of your country.
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one 
minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to 
help you if you wish.]
Model Answer 1:
India is one of the largest countries in the Southeast Asia and has been 
dominated by the British Empire for around 200 years. The country has gained 
independence in 1947 and by the same time got separated from Pakistan. 
It was truly difficult to divide the countries based on the religious beliefs and 
the issue was a potential one during the independence period. At that time, 
people started killing each other based on their religious views which went 
beyond control. As a result, the necessity of two sovereign states appeared 
before the Congress and the creation of India and Pakistan was done. The 
Hindu people started living in India while the Muslims started living in Pakistan. 
A great dispute arose inside the continent only over the religious views and the 
followers of one religion could not tolerate the followers of the other religion. 
So, the higher authorities got worried over the issue and they started to 
ponder over the separation. The then British government finally separated the 
two states and the separation is also better known as the Independence Day 
for Pakistan and India. Now Pakistan observes the day on August 14 while India 
celebrates the day on the following day – August 15. Due to the separation, 
some of the parts have still been disputed and some of the parts of Kashmir 
have occupied space of both of the countries which also create conflicts 

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between the countries. There are no solutions have been found yet against the 
problem.
The entire region was ruled by the British Empire before the partition. When 
the British started exploiting the natives, a sense of deep dissatisfaction 
emerged among the locals and they started anti-British movements aiming to 
gain independence. But at the same time, there were some communal riots 
inside the country which killed a notable number of people following Hinduism 
and Islam. So, the issue turned into a concerning one for the British 
government and then it decided to wrap up its rule from the region. But when 
the decision was made, a demand came for tow independent states to reduce 
the communal riots. In the communal riots, it is estimated that around two 
million people were killed of different religions. As a result, the Congress 
decided to make to sovereign states named India and Pakistan. Later Pakistan 
was split into two states named Pakistan and Bangladesh while India was 
named as the Union of India (and later the name was changed to the Republic 
of India). Due to the partition, Bengal turned into the province of Pakistan and 
consequently gained independence from a bloody war in 1971. After the