GFGC CHIKKABASUR ( THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA )

PPT ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA

1. GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKKABASUR
Department of History
CLASS : BA I Year
SUBJECT : History
TOPIC NAME : The British Empire In India
Presented By : Prof.VeereshHiremath
Deptof History

2. Indian National Congress
Founded in 1885
-Meant to increase the power of educated
Indians in government
By the 20
th
century the party advocated
independence
Gandhi became president of congress in 1915
-Formed an alliance with a muslim group
-Several important members resigned

3. Indian National Congress
Other important members include Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehruand Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Worked against:
-caste differences
-untouchability
-poverty
-religious and ethnic boundaries
On January 26
th
1930 they officially declared
their goal to be complete independence
-Gandhi originally wanted home rule

4. All-India Muslim League
Formed in 1906
Meant to speak for and protect the interests of
Muslims in India
Major leader during the modern independence
movement was Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Supported the Independence movement
Advocated the two-state theory: that muslims
should have their own state

5. Quit India Movement
Organized in 1942 by Gandhi
-Response to Viceroy Linlithgow unilaterally
declaring the entrance of India into WWII
Demanded independence in return for Indian
involvement in WWII
Gandhi called for universal strikes
Most congress leaders arrested
Not supported by other groups like the Muslim
League

6. Indian National Army
First formed in 1942 and reformed in 1943
Led by Subhas Chandra Bose(starting in 1943)
Formed with the help of the Japanese
-helped fight the allies in Asia during WWII
Trials of INA members led to anti-British protest
in India
Sepoys questioned loyalty to Britain

7. Indian Independence Act of 1947
Created the separate dominions of India and
Pakistan
Legislative authority given to local assemblies
Given the right to secede from the British
Empire
India fully independent in 1950 and Pakistan in
1956