What were Churchill's views on India Flashcards
Where had Churchill served as a young officer?
India
What late-victorian view of India had Churchill taken?
That India was ‘the jewel in the crown’ of the British Empire
What did Churchill think British rule in India stop?
The domination of Hindu elites over the large number of Indian Muslims
What was Churchills ‘bigoted’ view on imperialism?
Churchill believed in racial superiority of Anglo-Saxons and thought it was in their destiny to rule
What was coming under increasing pressure in the 1920s and 1930s/
British rule in India
Who led independence for a lot of mass populace in India?
Mohandas ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi
What act allowed increased police powers and imprisonment without trial in India?
The Rowlatt Act Of 1919
What gave locally elected councils a measure of control over internal matters in India?
The 1919 Montagu-Chelmsford measures
What led to a rise of Indian nationalism in April 1919?
Gandhi protesting the Rowlatt Acts leading to police firing on the protesting crowd at Amritsar, killing 400 and wounding 1200
What act expanded the electorate to 35 million and set up elected legislatures to deal with local affairs in India?
The Government Of India Act 1935
What did Churchill do and say that isolated him from moderate conservatives and even got Stanley Baldwin to mock him because of his views on India?
Made extreme public statements and support racist organisations that opposed Indian independence
What former support of Churchills thought he went to far on the topic of India?
Leo Amery
