The Last Phase-Independence and Partition of India ( 1942-47) — Chapter Summary
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The final phase of India’s freedom struggle was shaped by wartime weakness in Britain, rising Indian pressure for self-rule, growing tension between the Congress and the Muslim League, and the move from negotiation to partition. The Cabinet Mission tried to keep India united through a federation, bu
Key Concepts
A three
A three-member mission sent by Clement Attlee in February 1946 to consult Indian leaders on the transfer of power and suggest a constitutional solutio
A plan for a federation
A plan for a federation of all provinces and states of India, with the Centre controlling only defence, foreign affairs, and communication, and with t
An elected body of 389 members
An elected body of 389 members meant to draft India’s future Constitution.
A temporary government to function until
A temporary government to function until the Constitution was ready; under the Cabinet Mission Plan it was to have 14 members.
August 16
August 16, 1946 was fixed by the Muslim League for Direct Action after rejecting the Cabinet Mission Plan.
Learning Objectives
- Understand why Britain changed its policy towards India after 1945.
- Explain the Cabinet Mission Plan and its main provisions.
- Describe the different responses of the Congress, Muslim League, Sikhs, and Hindu Mahasabha to the plan.
- Trace the conflict around the Interim Government, Direct Action Day, and the Calcutta riots.
- Explain the ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal and Rahamat Ali on a Muslim state and Pakistan.
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