As a part of their GCSE studies students will be taught about the British Empire. One aspect they will look at is how Britain dealt with the issue of Indian independence.
The first half of the Twentieth Century saw a rise in the demands for Indian independence. Britain dealt with these demands by gradually handing over powers from British to Indian officials, although Indian nationalists wanted a much faster pace of change. The existence of several different ethnic and religious communities in India was also a major complication.
Test your knowledge of how Britain dealt with the issue of Indian Independence by playing this quiz.
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Britain was prepared to reform the government of the Raj, but at a very gradual pace, which frustrated nationalists
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This area had a significant number of Muslims
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For the British this was a radical step, but it did not go far enough for committed nationalists
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This event encouraged many Indians to distrust the British and to support Congress
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Gandhi attended on behalf of Congress and made many useful contacts in London, especially in the Labour Party and the trade union movement
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A minority of Indian nationalist militants collaborated with the Japanese, but far more supported Britain
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Negotiations had to take place with each one of these regions, whereby they lost political power, but retained their wealth
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This was a similar "solution" to that adopted for Ireland in 1922
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Many Conservatives were against independence for India, as they felt that this would hasten independence for other colonies elsewhere
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Indians were careful to take a while to determine the nature of their new relationship with Britain
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