National Movement: 1939-1942
On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked Poland – the action that led to the Second World War. On September 3, 1939, Government of India declared India’s support for the war without consulting Indian opinion. In India the nationalists had, since 1936, been declaring from public platforms and at meetings that they would not support Britain in a second European war.
India offered to cooperate in the war effort but under two basic conditions:
- A constituent assembly to determine political structure of free India should be convened by the government post the Second World War
- As soon as possible, some ....
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- 1 INA Trials and Mutiny in the Forces
- 2 Indian National Army
- 3 Quit India Movement
- 4 The Years from 1932-34
- 5 Government Response
- 6 Impact of the Salt Satyagraha
- 7 Multiple Forms of Upsurge
- 8 Mass Civil Disobedience
- 9 Gandhi’s Instructions for Future Action
- 10 The Years Of Stagnation - Swarajists And No-Changers
- 11 Decline of the Movement
- 12 Method and Spread of the Movement
- 13 Cause of the Non-Cooperation Movement
- 14 Gandhi’s Struggle in India
- 15 How South Africa Evolved Gandhi?
- 16 Gandhi’s Struggle in South Africa
- 17 Home Rule League Movement, 1914
- 18 Ghadar Movement, 1914
- 19 First World War and Indian Nationalism
- 20 Rise of Revolutionary Terrorism
- 21 Congress Split at Surat (1907)
- 22 Differences in Moderates and Extremists
- 23 Anti-Partition Campaign and Swadeshi Movement under Extremist
- 24 Partition of Bengal (1905)
- 25 Reasons for Rise of Militant Nationalism
- 26 Nationalist Movement (1858-1905)
- 27 Early Indian Responses to British Rule
- 28 Rise of British Empire in India
- 29 European Settlements and British Conquest of India
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- 31 Gurdwara Reform Movements
- 32 Temple Entry Movements
- 33 Working Class Movement
- 34 Peasant Activity in Provinces
- 35 Peasant Movements
- 36 Timeline: Evolution of the Two-Nation Theory
- 37 Communalism in India
- 38 Revolutionary Terrorists
- 39 Cripps Mission
- 40 Congress Rule in Provinces
- 41 The Revolt of 1857
- 42 Commercial Policies of British
- 43 Land Revenue Policies of British
- 44 Administrative Policies of British (1757-1857)
