What was true of Tibet? It was feared by Britain because of its militantly aggressive actions in Kashmir and the Punjab in the 1940s. It was the only Sunni Muslim society in the region. It was "invaded," or "reoccupied" by China in 1950. It had been controlled by Russia from the mid-1800s until 1953, when it was given its independence. It staged an unsuccessful, Comintern-inspired revolution in 1953.