1What did the Japanese declare as their aim?
To liberate Aisia from European rule
2Where did the Japanese take?
Shanghai, Hong Kong, Malaya, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand
3Where did the British lose to the Japanese and when?
Singapore, Feb 1942
4Where else did the Japanese invade and how were they welcomed?
Pushed into Burma, captured Rangoon and Mandalay, welcomed as liberators
5What did Japan now control?
TheIndian Ocean
6Who had previously controlled the Indian Ocean?
the Royal Navy
7Where was attacked by Japanes ships and aircraft?
Calutta, Madras, ports in the Bay of Bengal
8How is the sea borne Japanese threat removed?
The battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942, the US navy defeated the Japanese
9What was the point of the Cripps Mission?
To get India's full cooperation and support for the war
10What were Britain offering in return for the Cripps mission?
Self government
11Who was Cripps and why was he chosen
A Labour politician, Friend of Gadhi and Nehru, liked by Congress
12Why did Churchill send the Cripps delegation to India?
He was being pressured to by Roosevelt, who felt that India would fall to Axis powers
13When did Cripps arrive in India?
23rd March 1942 in New Delhi
14Why was Linlithgow concerned about the Cripps Mission?
Feared the British gov would impose a settlement and go against his advice
15What was offered in the Cripps mission?
Elected body with state representitives will form new Indian constitution after the war
Any state who disagrees can keep current constitution and loin new one later
Any states unwilling to join can agree their own with full status as Indian Union
16What would happen before the promises for the Cripps mission came in?
During the war Britain would keep control of defence of India
All indian parties invited to join interim government under viceroy
17Reaction to Cripps Mission
Congress feared it could fragment India but was willing to join interim gov
ML wanted to remain part of constitution making process. Jinnah considered accepting due to implications of seperate states
18Why did Churchill and Linlithgow oppose the offer in the Cripps mission?
Didn't want an Indian in control of defence during war. Thought they were ungreatful and unwilling to engage
19How did Indians view the British during the Cripps mission?
Wouldn't ccept them as equal