india Flashcards
when was the 1st Round table conference
November 1930
who attended the 1st round table conference?
Labour PM - Ramsey Macdonald, 58 Indian delegrates, 16 representatives sent by provincal states
when was the 2nd round table conference held
It was held between September and December 1931
who attended the 2nd round table conference?
Gandhi, Dr Ambedkar, Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Master Tara Singh
What did the minorities want at the 2nd round table conference
They demanded separate electorates for their communities
What did Gandhi want for the 2nd Round Table conference
Gandhi wants to speak for everyone and he didn’t want the untouchables to have their own representatives
why did the 2nd round table conference fail?
The second round table conference was deemed a failure because of the many disagreements among the participants.
When was the 3rd round table conference held
was held in London from November to December 1932
how many delegates attended to 3rd round table conference
46
why did the 3rd round table conference fail
No one of significance appeared there
what did Jinnah push for during the round table conferences
separate electorates
why were the actions of gandhi a cause for the round table conferences to fail?
Gandhi alienated the other groups as he believed he should represent india as a whole, he also was unable to negotiate with other groups
who were the 3 men who made up the young hooligans
jawaharalal nehru, jayaprakash narayan, charadra bose
why did gandhi can these men ‘hooligans’
he did this because the men were attracted to socialism, gandhi’s view of socialism what that it was dangerously radical
what was the objectives of the young hooligans
the young hooligans objective was independence and the freedom it would bring india
when was the Nehru report
1928
what was the nehru report
The Nehru Report was a memorandum prepared in 1928 by an All Parties Conference in British India. It proposed a new dominion status and a federal set-up of government for India’s constitution.
what was the idea of satyagraha
the idea of satyagraha was that the indian people would peacefully protest against the raj through non-cooperation
what was the salt satyagraha
the salt satyagraha was when gandhi decided to march 240 miles from his home town to the coast, 75000 joined gandhi on the first day when only planned 78 people to go with him
what were the consequences of the salt satyagraha
Gandhi/nehru/members of the CWC was arrested, violence broke out in the streets in the cities as they had no leaders to point the non-cooperation in the right direction.
