India 1882-1914 Flashcards
How was the Indian Civil Service flawed?
The exam took place in Britain (until 1919) and very little education in India
How many Indians in the ICS by 1887?
12
What percentage of the ICS was Indian by 1913?
5%
When was the Ilbert Bill issued and under which Viceroy?
1883
Lord Ripon
What did the Ilbert Bill do?
It said that Indian judges could try an accused European
What was the “White Mutiny”?
- British response to the Ilbert Bill
- The Ilbert Bill was changed to a European defendant had the right to be trialled by an at least half European jury
When, where and by whom was the Indian National Congress founded?
- 28th December 1885
- Bombay
- (British) A O Hume
When did the 1892 Indian Councils’ Act do?
It modestly increased the number of Indians on Provincial Legislative Courts
Outline the Partition of Bengal
- 16th October 1905
- No formal consultation with Indians or Bengals
- Enacted by Lord Curzon
Who made up Western Bengal’s population?
42 million Hindus
9 million Muslims
Who made up Eastern Bengal’s population?
12 million Hindus
18 million Muslims
Why did the British part India?
- Bengal had been a problem for a long time
- 78 million people = vulnerable to famine and prone to unrest
- Divide and rule: divisions between Hindus and Muslims
What percentage was the Indian population Hindu:Muslim?
70% to 24%
When were Muslims forced out of Congress?
After 1905
When did Muslims create the Muslim League?
December 1906
