india topic 1
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- India topic 1
- context:
- East India Company control of India under the british in charter act 1813
- 1857 indian mutiny : caused by religious insensitvity bullets with cow/pig fat offensive for both muslims and hindus and annexation of indian states creation of raj in 1858
- 1885 indian national congress wanted greater indian influence mainly wealthy indian men by 1914 had 100,000 members
- 1905 partition of bengal divide and rule tactic no indian consultation prior led to religious crisis repealed 1911
- 1906 muslim league wanted rights and represenatation for muslims small and mainly wealthy educated men
- khilafat movement bring back lwader of muslims after ottomann empire fell during war
- East India Company control of India under the british in charter act 1813
- 1909 morely minto reforms
- -added small amount of elected members to legislative councils
- -granted muslims seperate electorates
- -modestly extended frnachise
- only impacted wealthy moderate educated indians
- WW1
- 1914 ww1 begins
- strengthed loyalty to raj increased nationalism 1.5 million soldiers
- 1/3 of british army indian soldiers 60,000 killed overall mainly from the sikh punjab
- economically led to grain shortages and famine indias manufacturing industries such as cotton iron and sugar peaked
- led to congress and ML pushing for self government due to south africa canada australia gained independence pre wae
- attitudes towards british changed as war showed chaos and was barbaric ideals of white supremacy no longer
- 1914 ww1 begins
- legislation
- 1915 defence of india act wartime provisions to supress revolutionary activity seen as dictatorial
- rowlatt acts 1919 extended doi showed lack of regard for montagu declaration and indian opinion
- 1919 government of india act created dyarchy extended franchise legislative councils enlarged more representation embedded seperate electorates
- montagu declaration 1917 called for increasing indian association with government and development of self governing institiutions
- lucknow pact 1916 agreement between INC and ML pressured raj included seperate electorates and reserved seats
- home rule leagues movement seeking domestic self government first mass movement
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