India 1930-35

Question 1

What happened in the 1930 that was promised in the Irwin declaration

Answer 1

The first Round table conference

Question 2

What did the Irwin declaration promise

Answer 2

> dominion status

> Round table conference

Question 3

How many congress members were imprisoned, through willingdon’s tough line

Answer 3

60,000

Question 4

What was the Gandhi-Irwin pact

Answer 4

That Irwin would release Gandhi and other members of congress who were in prison, if Gandhi would go to the second round table conference.

Question 5

Why did the second round table conference fail

Answer 5

Because congress did not agree on giving the untouchables separate electorates

Question 6

Why was the first round table seen as not legitimate

Answer 6

Because not all people were present (congress) see they did not agree on want was discussed

Question 7

Why were congress not at the first round table conference

Answer 7

They were mostly in prison

Question 8

What did willingdon’s tough line do

Answer 8

Outlawed congress

Question 9

What were the communal awards

Answer 9

The were a agreement made between the British raj, princely states, the muslim league and the untouchables.

Question 10

What did the communal awards agree on

Answer 10

> separate electorate for the untouchables and Muslim League

Question 11

When were the communal awards

Answer 11

1932

Question 12

When was Willingdon’s on’s tough line?

Answer 12

1932

Question 13

When was the second on round table conference

Answer 13

1931

Question 14

What is a fast-unto-death

Answer 14

An extreme form of protest-refusing food and water till death or aim is achieved

Question 15

When was the gandhi-Irwin pact

Answer 15

1931

Question 16

When was Gandhi’s fast-unto-death

Answer 16

1932

Question 17

Why did Gandhi do a fast-Union-death

Answer 17

He was protesting the agreements made at the communal awards

Question 18

When was the Yeravda (Poona) pact

Answer 18

1932

Question 19

What was agreed on at the yeravda (Ponca) pact

Answer 19

That the untouchables would not get separate electorates but more seats

Question 20

Who was at the Yeravda (Ponca) pact and where was it.

Answer 20

>congress + Gandhi 
> the untouchables 
> Muslim league 
> Britain 
-in the prison Gandhi was at

Question 21

Why was the third round table conference always going to fail.

Answer 21

> it was clear that no agreements were never going to be made.
important people did not so up on either side.

Question 22

What did the British announce in 1935

Answer 22

The Government of India Act - 1935

Question 23

What did the Government of India Act 1935 abolish

Answer 23

The dyarchy established in the government of India act -1919 was to be abolished.

Question 24

What did the Government of India Act 1935 Introduce

how many in india had the right to vote

Answer 24

They introduced a federal system

- meaning that there was now going to be elcetions in each province.

it still continued to include just 10% of the population.

Question 25

What does the federalist system mean for the Indian nationalsits

will they be happy with this

Answer 25

the have greater autonomy over the governence of india.

no because it is not the purna swaraj that they wangt to achieve.

Question 26

What did the Government of India Act 1935 state that the British retain control over

Answer 26

> Foreign affairs
Defence

Question 27

What did the Muslim league think of the Government of India Act 1935

Answer 27

They did not like it because, they felt that Muslims could become an oppressed minority
> as it did not guarantee them separate electorates

Question 28

What did Congress think of the Government of India Act 1935

Answer 28

. This prevented purna swaraj. As there was still a viceroy.
.They did not like this as the thought that they could end up as a minority - they feared muslim power.

Question 29

What did the Princely states think of the Government of India Act 1935

Answer 29

They did not agree because they had nominal power, given from the raj, and if the raj gave up their power then they would have no power themselves

Question 30

who replaced Willingdon as viceroy in 1936

Answer 30

Viceroy Linlithgow