The Modern Indian independence Movement
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Indian National Congress
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Founded in 1885
- Meant to increase the power of educated
Indians in government
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By the 20th century the party advocated
independence
Gandhi became president of congress in 1915
- Formed an alliance with a muslim group
- Several important members resigned
Indian National Congress
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Other important members include Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Worked against:
- caste differences
- untouchability
- poverty
- religious and ethnic boundaries
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On January 26th 1930 they officially declared
their goal to be complete independence
- Gandhi originally wanted home rule
All-India Muslim League
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Formed in 1906
Meant to speak for and protect the interests of
Muslims in India
Major leader during the modern independence
movement was Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Supported the Independence movement
Advocated the two-state theory: that muslims
should have their own state
Quit India Movement
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Organized in 1942 by Gandhi
- Response to Viceroy Linlithgow unilaterally
declaring the entrance of India into WWII
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Demanded independence in return for Indian
involvement in WWII
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Gandhi called for universal strikes
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Most congress leaders arrested
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Not supported by other groups like the Muslim
League
Indian National Army
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First formed in 1942 and reformed in 1943
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Led by Subhas Chandra Bose (starting in 1943)
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Formed with the help of the Japanese
- helped fight the allies in Asia during WWII
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Trials of INA members led to anti-British protest
in India
Sepoys questioned loyalty to Britain
Indian Independence Act of 1947
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Created the separate dominions of India and
Pakistan
Legislative authority given to local assemblies
Given the right to secede from the British
Empire
India fully independent in 1950 and Pakistan in
1956