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Indian Independence Coursework Assignment 2

2) In what ways did the relationship between the British Government and the Indian political parties change as a result of the Second World War?

The relationship between the British Government and the Indian political parties changed after and during the Second World War in many ways.

In India the two most common political parties were called the Muslim League and the Congress. Before the Second World War, Congress was more popular than the Muslim League and it all gradually changed after the War.

  The British played a major role in the changes of both the two political parties of India.

Both the parties went through and later during the War, the British declared the Congress party illegal in India as India was part of the British Empire and they had complete control over India and everything within India.

In September 1939, Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy, without consulting the Indian Assembly, announced that India had declared War on Germany.

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This was an imprudent decision because the Viceroy was supposed to discuss with the Executive Committee before making a conclusion about a major War like this.

Linthingow’s decision brought the disagreements between the Congress and the Muslim League to a head.

  Both the political parties had different views on how India should be involved in the War. The Muslim League backed the declaration of War on Germany and supported the British Government throughout. This gave an opportunity to Jinnah to ask for a separate Muslim State because of their support to the British. This was the first time Jinnah ...

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