By the end of the first world war British rule was still strong in India but this would not be the case for much longer. Many thousands of Indians fought in the first world war believing that in return they would be given home rule of their country

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Since 1858 the British government took over responsibility of governing India. Indeed they held a very dominant position as 60% of India was in their control and 40% was governed by the Indian princes. The princes ruled their land on the condition that they would except the main rulers of India were still be British and that they agreed to sign treaties with the British making them loyal supporters of the British Raj.  

India was directly ruled by the Viceroy who was appointed by the British parliament and a representative of the Monarch. Also the secretary of state for India was the government minister responsible for Indian affairs. The viceroy governed with the assistance Imperial Legislative council who passed laws for India. He also had an administration of 70 000 civil servants and soldiers who were British. The British army and police officers were also involved in governing India. However, some Indians served as police officers, lawyers, soldiers, becoming members of the Indian civil service who in charge of encouraging economic development and settling disputes.

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By the end of the first world war British rule was still strong in India but this would not be the case for much longer. Many thousands of Indians fought in the first world war believing that in return they would be given home rule of their country. India was a great help to Britain in this war giving a constant supply of man power and offered Hugh financial support allowing Britain to win the war. The Indians seemed to benefit from the war as there was Huge demands for Indian cotton and other raw materials which led to ...

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