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Were it not for the American Revolution, Britain's 13 American colonies might have remained part of this commonwealth too.
若不是美國革命，英國的13個美國殖民地可能也會繼續成為英聯邦的一部分
In the Commonwealth's quote/unquote "non-white" territories, directly ruled by the British, trouble was brewing.
在英聯邦受英國直接統治的“非白人地區”，麻煩正在醞釀中
India was the first part of the British Empire to fall off.
印度是大英帝國中首先脫離的
The Congress Party, led by Mohandas K. Mahatma Gandhi, led India's drive for freedom.
莫罕達斯·卡拉姆昌德·甘地領導的國會黨帶領印度走向了自由
Gandhi was a great man, but he displayed far more concern for his fellow Hindus than he did for the Muslims.
甘地是一名偉人，但是他更關心的是自己的印度同胞而非穆斯林
India's Muslims were a distinct minority, but their rights had to be assured also.
印度的穆斯林是完全不同的少數群體，但是他們的權利也應該得到保障
Hence, in 1947 the Indian subcontinent was divided into the Hindu-dominated nation of India,
1947年，印度次大陸被劃分為印度教控制下的印度
flanked on either side by the Muslim-dominated nations of East Pakistan and West Pakistan.
以及兩側穆斯林控制下的東巴基斯坦和西巴基斯坦
The arbitrary boundaries separating Hindu from Muslim states did not end ancient religious warfare.
將印度和穆斯林國家隨意區分開的邊界線并沒有終結自古以來的宗教戰爭
Religious warfare also continued in Palestine, where the Arab nations of Egypt and Jordan gained their independence and became sovereign states.
巴勒斯坦的宗教戰爭也在持續，阿拉伯國家埃及和約旦都獲得了獨立，成為了主權國家
