Mountbatten

Description

A level Edexcel India 1914-48 Flashcards on Mountbatten, created by Tom Lea on 15/05/2013.
Tom Lea
Flashcards by Tom Lea, updated more than 1 year ago More Less
kumar.chopra
Created by kumar.chopra almost 11 years ago
Tom Lea
Copied by Tom Lea almost 11 years ago
Tom Lea
Copied by Tom Lea almost 11 years ago
48
2

Resource summary

Question Answer
When was the final Plan agreed upon? 3rd June 1947
When was the first date set for Independence? 15th August 1947
Why was this then put over two days? The 15th August was seen by Hindus as an unlucky day
When was Plan Balkan first presented to the British Cabinet? 3rd May 1947
When was Mountbatten appointed Viceroy? 1947
What did plan Balkan entail? This mean decisions were made at a provincial level weather to be autonomous or join larger groups. Bengal and Punjab could be able to partition their selves.
What was the Simla Moment? This is were Mountbatten showed Nehru Plan Balkan. Nehru disapproved of the plan which then sparked Mountbatten to create a new plan. The Menon Plan.
What did the Menon plan entail? Two states, one Indian the other Pakistan. Princes could then choose to join either one or insist their own autonomy.
When did Congress accept partition? March 1947
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

WWII
Tom Lea
Post War 1945-1947
Tom Lea
Communal violence_1
Tom Lea
The (Neil) Cripps Mission
Tom Lea
Factors of Independence
Tom Lea
The Calcutta Killings
Tom Lea
1930-1934 Timeline
Tom Lea
Post-War 1945-1947: Impact of War
Tom Lea
Menon Plan
bsteer123
Impact of Churchill
Tom Lea
1937 Elections/Lahore Resolution 1940
Tom Lea