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The Last Phase-Independence and Partition of India ( 1942-47)

ICSE · Class 10 · History & Civics

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The Cabinet Mission Proposals (1946)

  • Labour Party came to power in Britain in 1945, showing sympathy towards Indian self-governance
  • Second World War weakened British power; USA and Soviet Union emerged as new superpowers supporting Indian independence
  • INA activities under Subhas Chandra Bose weakened the Indian Army - foundation of British empire
2

Interim Government and Congress-League Conflict (1946-47)

  • Constituent Assembly elections in July 1946: Congress won 201 out of 292 seats for British India
  • Muslim League disappointed with only 73 seats, refused to participate in Assembly proceedings
  • League rejected Cabinet Mission Plan on July 29, 1946
3

Mountbatten Plan and Partition (June 3, 1947)

  • Lord Mountbatten became Viceroy in March 1947, replacing Lord Wavell
  • Found communal hostility at peak, especially in Western Provinces and Bengal
  • Concluded that partition was the only solution to the deadlock
4

Indian Independence Act 1947

  • Passed by British Parliament on July 16, 1947 based on Mountbatten Plan
  • Created two independent dominions on August 15, 1947
  • Pakistan consisted of Sindh, Baluchistan, NWFP, West Punjab, and East Bengal

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A proposal by the British CabinetCalled by the Muslim League underA provisional government headed by JawaharlalLord Mountbatten's plan for the partitionPassed by the British Parliament on

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