Why did Great Britain finally give independence to India?
a) Britain had promised India its independence for aiding the Allies in World War I, and after World War II the British had neither the wealth nor the military force to hold on to their old colony.
b) India had made Britain promise independence as the price of India helping the Allies during World War II.
Consider This: The change to independence led to large-scale ethnic cleansing. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse.
c) Britain hoped granting India independence would prevent millions of Indian refugees from arriving after the war since there were already so many European refugees arriving.
Consider This: The change to independence led to large-scale ethnic cleansing. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse.
d) Britain had promised Indian Muslims a homeland and could not fulfill that pledge without freeing all of India.
Consider This: The change to independence led to large-scale ethnic cleansing. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse.
a) Britain had promised India its independence for aiding the Allies in World War I, and after World War II the British had neither the wealth nor the military force to hold on to their old colony.
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