History · Partition of India

What was the primary trigger for the widespread communal violence known as the 'Great Calcutta Killings' in August 1946?

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1The initial arrival of the British Cabinet Mission delegates in the city
2A mass nationalist protest organized against the implementation of the salt tax
3Intense communal polarization following the Muslim League's call for 'Direct Action Day'✓
4A major dispute over agrarian land revenue collection between the state and peasants

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Intense communal polarization following the Muslim League's call for 'Direct Action Day'

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