History Quiz - Britain: British Empire C. 1919-69 - The Growth Of Indian Demands For Independence (Answers)
Students of GCSE History will learn about the British Empire. One area they will look at is the growth of Indian demands for independence from Britain in the first half of the 20th Century.
After 1919 Indian demands for independence from the British Raj increased. They saw further growth in the 1930's and 1940's and eventually the post-war British government granted independence to both Pakistan and India in 1947, having failed to avoid partition between a Muslim and a Hindu state.
See how much you have learned about the growth of Indian demands for independence from the British Raj by playing this quiz.
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Gandhi had grown up in India, but he had gone to London to train as a barrister. After his education he did not return immediately to the land of his birth
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The violent reaction of the police on this occasion played into Gandhi's hands. Gandhi urged his followers never to answer force with force, but always to behave non-violently
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Gandhi and Nehru hoped that it would be possible for both Hindus and Muslims to work together in the same party to end British rule in India
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The British were anxious to keep Gandhi out of prison, and to make progress towards Indian self-government. But they were not yet prepared to confer full sovereignty
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The foundation of this organisation made it more difficult for Indians to present a united front against British rule
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The Indian nationalist leaders had great respect for the British Labour Party. Gandhi had met many of its members during his visit in the early 1930's. However this mission was unsuccessful
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Gandhi realised that the British were in a weak position: squeezed between advancing Japanese armies to the east, and growing nationalist fervour in India itself
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This was never a large military force. Many more Indians joined up in the British forces
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The new Labour Government was determined to leave India, and the new Viceroy was given a narrow timescale within which the evacuation should be concluded
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Most parts of the former Raj were clearly dominated either by Hindus or by Muslims. This province had substantial numbers from each community
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