1914 - 1920 WW1 and it's impact on British India.

Question 1

How did India contribute to the war economically?

Answer 1

They contributed £146m

Question 2

How did India’s economic contribution to the war affect normal people in India?

Answer 2

• They were taxed a lot
• Shortages
• Rising prices
• Disrupted normal trading

Question 3

What was the Ghadr movement?

Answer 3

A series of mutinies - some caused by the fear of being led by Muslim officers and some about rumors in Singapore about the battle of the Somme.q

Question 4

What were the home rule league?

Answer 4

A political organization with the aim for home rule in India.

Question 5

When was the Home rule league established?

Answer 5

1916

Question 6

What was the ideas of the Home rule league based on?

Answer 6

Home rule in Ireland

Question 7

What year does the war begin?

Answer 7

1914

Question 8

What European powers are fighting the war?

Answer 8

Britain, France & Russia VS Germany, Austro Hungary and Ottoman empire.

Question 9

Why did Britain use Indian soldiers?

Answer 9

Germany had a huge army and they needed additions

Question 10

How many Indians volunteered to fight in the First World War and how many were conscripted?

Answer 10

1. 5M volunteered

2. 5M volunteered

Question 11

Why did Indian soldiers volunteer to fight?

Answer 11

• They felt loyal to the British empire

- they expected Indians to have more say in the running of their own country when the war was over

Question 12

When was the Lucknow pact set up?

Answer 12

1916

Question 13

What was the Lucknow pact?

Answer 13

An agreement between Hindu congress and the All - India Muslim league

Question 14

What did the Lucknow pact cover?

Answer 14

Covered political objective and details of future electorates if India got home rule.

Question 15

When was the Montagu Declaration?

Answer 15

1917

Question 16

What was the Montagu Declaration?

Answer 16

A new approach to governing India announced and promised some form of self government.

Question 17

When were the Rowlatt acts?

Answer 17

1919

Question 18

What were the Rowlatt acts?

Answer 18

Wartime controls to suppress anti war behaviour

Question 19

What were some examples of the wartime controls (Rowlatt acts 1919)?

Answer 19

• Imprisonment without trial
• Trial without a jury
• Censorship
• House arrest of suspects

Question 20

When was the Rowlatt act reversed?

Answer 20

1922

Question 21

Why were the Rowlatt acts made?

Answer 21

An investigation was launched into conspiracies and results were that Bengal, Bombay and the Punjab were areas of revolutionary activity.

Question 22

What was the people’s response to the Rowlatt acts?

Answer 22

Hartals (leading to the Amritsar massacre)

Question 23

When was the Amritsar Massacre?

Answer 23

1919

Question 24

What happened at the Amritsar Massacre?

Answer 24

British army were instructed to fire without warning for 10 mins at crowds of unarmed Indians

Question 25

What three events turned Gandhi anti - raj?

Answer 25

The Rowlatt acts (1919)
The Amritsar Massacre (1919)
Outcome of the T.O.V (1919)

Question 26

When does Gandhi emerge as leader of congress?

Answer 26

1920

Question 27

What does Gandhi change about congress?

Answer 27

Aims: Dominion status to full swaraj

Question 28

What were some satyagraha tactics?

Answer 28

Boycotts, Marches and resigning from government posts.