Montagu Declaration Flashcards
When was the Montagu Declaration?
August 1917
Who was Edwin Montagu?
Secretary of State for India
Was Edwin Montagu Liberal or Conservative?
A passionate Liberal
What was Montagu convinced of?
That a straightforward statement of British policy toward India was essential
Who was the viceroy of India?
Lord Chelmsford
Purpose of the Montagu Declaration?
Committed the British gov to grant some form of self-government to India
What did the Declaration state for Montagu?
He would visit India to take soundings
When did Montagu travel through the subcontinent?
Between Nov 1917 and May 1918
What was Montagu alarmed to find?
That the British Administration of India was both slow, and complex
What was the tendency of the British Administration of India?
To stifle innovation and oppose radical reform
Who was Montagu critical of?
Michael O’Dwyer, the governor of Punjab
Why was Montagu critical of O’Dwyer?
He was adamantly opposed to any more Indian participation in the government
What was Montagu afraid of?
That Viceroy Chelmsford would succumb to the reactionaries within his administration
Define Reactionaries
People who resist political or social change
