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    • 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        • 1905 partition of bengal divide and rule tactic no indian consultation prior led to religious crisis repealed 1911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
    • 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
    • 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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