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This document summarizes the political and constitutional development in British India between 1858-1947 in four periods:
1) 1858-1905 was the era of apparent association, as the British revised their policy of conquest after the 1857 uprising to gradually associate local people. The Government of India Act 1858 transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown.
2) 1905-1940 saw the vigorous pursuit of divide and rule policies to pit communities like Hindus and Muslims against each other and weaken challenges to British authority.
3) 1940-1947 was the era of "divide and quit" as the British aimed to partition the country before independence.
4) Throughout, the British pursued policies of political subjug
This document summarizes the political and constitutional development in British India between 1858-1947 in four periods:
1) 1858-1905 was the era of apparent association, as the British revised their policy of conquest after the 1857 uprising to gradually associate local people. The Government of India Act 1858 transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown.
2) 1905-1940 saw the vigorous pursuit of divide and rule policies to pit communities like Hindus and Muslims against each other and weaken challenges to British authority.
3) 1940-1947 was the era of "divide and quit" as the British aimed to partition the country before independence.
4) Throughout, the British pursued policies of political subjug
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This document summarizes the political and constitutional development in British India between 1858-1947 in four periods:
1) 1858-1905 was the era of apparent association, as the British revised their policy of conquest after the 1857 uprising to gradually associate local people. The Government of India Act 1858 transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown.
2) 1905-1940 saw the vigorous pursuit of divide and rule policies to pit communities like Hindus and Muslims against each other and weaken challenges to British authority.
3) 1940-1947 was the era of "divide and quit" as the British aimed to partition the country before independence.
4) Throughout, the British pursued policies of political subjug
Droits d'auteur :
Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Formats disponibles
Téléchargez comme PDF, TXT ou lisez en ligne sur Scribd