1What was the Cripps Mission (1942)?
It was a meeting that promised Congress self rule in return for fighting in WWII. This was disliked by everyone
2What was the situation in India in 1942 like?
Both sides hardened their stance after the failure of the Cripps mission. Britain censored the press and intercepted Congress' communications. They also considered plans to arrest and deport their leaders. India hoped to free from Britain and make peace with Japan
3Why didn't India isntantly make peace with Japan
Congress leaders weren't sure if it was the right thing to do and delayed the decision
4When was the Quit India Campaign?
August 1942
5What did the draft constitution contain?
Option 1 - dominion status and provinces could opt out, option 2 - Pakistan. option 1 gets agreed on, but only if individual states opt out
6What were causes of the Quit India campaign?
Gandhi wanted a satygraha after the failure of the Cripps mission. He backs it in August
7What were the results of the Quit India campaign?
The Raj became anxious, Linlithgow said it was the most serious rebellion since 1852, the Raj sent in troops
8How did WWII affect the economy?
Britain was struggling with econimics, India provided £1.5 million towards the army and a modernising programme
9How had Indian nationalism changed?
There were more Indians involoved in the Civil Service. Higher tariffs on imported Indian goods. Indian capitalists and entrepreneurs were investing in their own country
10How did the USA influence progress towards self government?
In August 1941, Roosevelt and Churchill agree to the Atlantic Charter, the Cripps mission may have been made to please USA
11How did the Labour party help with progress towards independence?
They had more sympathy towards the situation of India, they had meetings with politicians in 1938
12What was Direct Action?
It was a hartal organised by Jinnah. Violence broke out
13Communal Violence
Violence against a certain community
14Why were some Indians against the Labour government?
They felt that they didn't have a full understanding of the situation
15What was the goal of the secret organisation (January 1946)?
They wanted to discover the strength of the support for Pakistan
16What were the results of the election like for Congress?
They won 90% of seats
17What were the results of the election like for the Muslim League?
They won 75% of all Muslim votes, 90% of all Muslim seats and all 30 of the Muslim seats in the central assembly
18What were the votes from the Punjab like?
It didn't have a clear result , a non-ML member took control but the ML had the largest number of votes
19How did the election affect Jinnah?
The ML begame widely supported. This gave Jinnah a powerful mandate
20why were the elections so significant?
They showed that Congress still had the majority vote, but the ML had more support
21What was the Cabinet Mission?
Attlee sent a 3 man mission to resolve the situation had promised to give India independence. He wanted the greatest possible effort to keep India united (this seemed to rule out Pakistan but not the idea of a seperate Muslim state). They stayed for 3 months but didn't succeed in breaking the deadlock between Congress and the Muslim League
22What was the interim government under Nehru (September 1946) like?
He gave a speech. this outraged Jinnah and cause the whole agreement to fall apart. This contributed to Direct Action