4. Reasons For Leaving: The Empire Flashcards
What was labours view on the empire?
Historically, they were less keen
What did the 1945 Labour manifesto pledge?
Support for Indian independence
What pledged support for Indian independence?
1945 Labour manifesto
What was Lord Mountbatten’s reputation?
Sceptical about the prospects of keeping India
Who was known as being Sceptical about the prospects of keeping India?
Lord Mountbatten
What did Attlee’s appoint Lord Mountbatten as?
Viceroy
Who did Attlee appoint as viceroy?
Lord Mountbatten
What did Mountbatten oversea in 1947?
British withdrawal from India
Who oversaw the British withdrawal from India in 1947?
Lord Mountbatten
When did Mountbatten oversee the British withdrawal from India?
1947
What was the impact of the British withdrawal from Palestine in 1947?
Reducing the strategic importance of Palestine as a gateway to the subcontinent
What reduced the strategic importance of Palestine as a gateway to the subcontinent?
1947 British withdrawal from India
Who was in no mood to give up the empire?
Labour’s bullish Foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin
What did Labour’s bullish Foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin think about the empire?
No mood to give up the empire
Why was the Middle East still vital to the British?
British reliance on oil.
