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World War 2 In India
- The Declaration of War and the Two-Nation Theory
- 1939, London declared India at
war without consulting Indian
government
- Jinnah took opportunity in
1940 with Lahore Resolution
- argued that Indian Muslims were a nation unto
themselves and made vague demand for
independence of Muslim cities
- two-nation theory
- argued that 2 nations resided within
India and must be treated equally
- argued that 2 nations resided within
India and must be treated equally
- argued that Indian Muslims were a nation unto
themselves and made vague demand for
independence of Muslim cities
- 1939, London declared India at
war without consulting Indian
government
- August 1942: Turning Point
- Quit India Movement
- many joined, even those who
didn't join Gandhian street
activism like women
- many joined, even those who
didn't join Gandhian street
activism like women
- colonial state
tried to repress
the movement
with brutal tactics
- Muslim League
supported colonial
state = given more
power
- Muslim League
supported colonial
state = given more
power
- Quit India Movement
- Indian National Army
- by Subash Chandra Bose
- bombastic and galvanizing
- struck a deal with Axis powers
- he would mobilize Indian prisoners
of Japanese to help in war effort
and take India from British
- he would mobilize Indian prisoners
of Japanese to help in war effort
and take India from British
- bombastic and galvanizing
- opposite of Gandhi's non-violence
- by Subash Chandra Bose
- Indian Summer: The 1943-44 Famine in Bengal
- British was in debt, so Delhi paid for soldiers
and British will pay for it after the end of
the war
- In response, Delhi kept printing
valueless paper money causing
inflation
- In response, Delhi kept printing
valueless paper money causing
inflation
- combined with other wartime pressures
on food supplies and stores, led to death of
3.5 M in eastern India
- food was centered in cities and the army
- those in the countryside couldn't afford the food because of inflation
- those in the countryside couldn't afford the food because of inflation
- food was centered in cities and the army
- British was in debt, so Delhi paid for soldiers
and British will pay for it after the end of
the war
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