Category: History
Impact of the Emergence of Asian and African countries: The emergence of the various Asian and African countries had a unique impact on the world, chiefly in the following fields- The Afro-Asian Unity- The emergence of Asian and African countries as free nations led to Afro-Asian unity. The different Asian and African countries had common history, …
Imperialism a major factor in the First World War: (1) Desire to Expand Empires– The underlying causes of the First World War were the rivalries and conflicts among the imperialist countries. Before 1870, the imperialist conquest of Asia and Africa was accompanied by conflicts between the imperialist countries. Sometimes the imperialists were able to come to …
Social Evils in the 19th Century India: Indian society suffered from a host of social evils during the 19th century. The different social reform movements like the Brahmo Samaj, the Indian Social Conference, Mohammedan Literary Society, the Arya Samaj, the Rama Krishana Mission, Theosophical Society etc. were directed against different social evils. Our society was suffering …
Extremists more popular than the Moderates: The following were the major factors that made the Extremists more popular than the Moderates- (1) The Moderates were all praise for the western culture. They had a slavish attitude. So they could not gain popularity. The Extremists gained popularity since they were against western culture, glorifying their own past …
National Movement become a Mass Movement after 1919: There were many reasons that made our national movement a popular movement after World War-I. They can be stated as under- (1) World War-I put such a huge economic strain on India that Indians were really ground under its weight. It estranged the people from the British government. …
Growth of Nationalism in India: The Revolt of 1857 had led to the opening of a new era in the national history of India. Indian masses turned over a new leaf and a national awakening gripped them. Consequently, a powerful current of patriotism ran throughout the length and breadth of the country and the demand for …
Factors Responsible for the Partition of India in 1947: (1) Britisher’s Policy of Divide and Rule- To check the tide of nationalism in India, the Britishers tried to divide the country. Their policy of divide and rule led to the partition of India in 1947. (2) Muslim League’s Obstinacy- The Muslim League preached that the Muslims …
Indian National Movement was a Unifying Factor in India: The national movement brought the feeling of unity among the Indians in the following ways- (1) The national movement created a feeling among all the Indians that the country should be governed by its own people and not by foreigners. It created a sense of patriotism amongst …
The Indian Independence Act: The British Parliament ratified the Mountbatten Plan on July 18, 1947, as the Indian Independence Act 1947. The Act was to be implemented on August 15, 1947. The office of the secretary of state was to be abolished. Provisions of The Indian Independence Act: The main provisions of the Indian Independence Act …
The Mountbatten Plan: When Lord Mountbatten came to India as the Viceroy in March 1947 the situation was very tense. In the course of his talks with party leaders, he was convinced that there was absolutely no chance of a solution on the basis of the Cabinet Mission Plan and that the partition of India was …
