HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Indian Rebellion Of 1857, Quit India Movement, Direct Action Day
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Decolonization: india: course director: d. neill, key terms. Quit india campaign: what is decolonization, oed: to decolonize: withdraw from (a colony), leaving it independent , why world war two matters. Caused many colonial territories to be occupied by others. Gave resistance groups in the colonies leverage. French and british can"t pay for colonies anymore. Dominant power of us: a history of the british in india, by mid 1800s, large parts controlled by a british company: British east india company: 1857 indian mutiny. End of company rule: formal british rule, largest colony in the world, queen of england becomes empress of india , the jewel in the crown , british rulers of of india. India in world war one: lord curzon, served as viecroy 1899-1905, major contributions on the western front, in africa and in the middle east, after ww1: concessions are not forthcoming. Jawaharlal nehru and mahatma gandhi: rising tide of anti-british nationalism.
