HIST 1F95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, Coolie, Salt March
17 Dec 2016
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The limits of (cid:498)recovery(cid:499): anti-colonial politics: agenda: Background: india and the rise of nationalism. Gandhi in india, britain and south africa. Gandhi comes home: introduction: empire in the great. Destabilization of a number of empires in the west: when britain declared war, it automatically involved all of its colonies. Colonial troops made up large contingent of entente forces: india had largest number, with 1. 4 million recruits, followed by canada, south africa, australia, new zealand, Loss 5% of its men (entire population) Pockets of resistance to wwi mobilization in south africa, ireland, australia. Also in canada, where french canadians protested the military service act. Indian leaders argued that wartime participation would increase their power in postwar period. 11 february 1918: u. s. president wilson hints at importance of (cid:498)self determination(cid:499, armistice declared. 18 january 1919: allied together in paris to hammer out a peace treaty. In addition to political and diplomatic representation, dependent colonies sought out basic economic equality.
