Nationalists in India Accused the British of "Divide and Rule

 Nationalists in India accused the British of "divide and rule" tactics in their partitioning of Bengal

A) in an attempt to solve growing religious problems in the area.
B) to cripple attempts at Indian nationalism by dividing Hindu and Muslim Indians.
C) as an attempt to create a more British-friendly Muslim area independent of India.
D) in order to develop two economic centers.
E) to use Bengal as a boundary against the incursion of Muslim Ottomans.