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RSA Animate - 21st Century Enlightenment - YouTube - 0 views

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    A fantastic look at 21st C Enlightenment and the journey of the human condition 
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Manas: History and Politics, Quit India - 4 views

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  • here were widespread acts of sabotage, and the government held Gandhi responsible for these acts of violence, suggesting that they were a deliberate act of Congress policy.
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      Lillie Lane on 21 Mar 13
       
      Ghandi had a questionable role??
  • It has been suggested by other scholars that though Gandhi himself did not authorize violence, he had grown skeptical of the efficacy of non-violence, and that he had arrived at the point in his life where he was determined to see India attain independence during his lifetime.
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Manas: History and Politics, Quit India - 2 views

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  • e 'Quit India' movement was followed, nonetheless, by large-scale violence directed
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      Focus Question 2.... Quit India campaign- useful info
  • at railway stations, telegraph offices, government buildings, and other emblems and institutions of colonial rule.
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Cambridge Journals Online - Abstract - Political Mobilization in the Localities: The 19... - 1 views

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      Lillie Lane on 21 Mar 13
       
      further information about the movement...
  • he Quit India movement was the ultimatum to the British for final withdrawal,
  • e Mahatma exhorted the people to take up arms in self-defence, and resort to armed resistance against a stronger and well-equipped aggressor.
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Interesting Facts & Information: tourism, travel, culture, language, business... - 5 views

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      Lillie Lane on 21 Mar 13
       
      useful info on the movement
  • mass detentions for supporters and leaders alike;
  • The Quit India Movement found a great amount of support as the masses acted together in the hopes of gaining an independent nation.
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  • he Quit India Movement was well received by the people of India but the response was much different back in Britain.
  • Britain attempted to suppress the movement.
  • uit India Movement hoped to negotiate with Britain; these hopes were quashed when the leaders of the movement were jailed by the British.
  • The British had appeared to subdue the calls of Indian independence but in the wake of the suffering of World War Two it was becoming harder for Britain to justify its retention of India as a colony.
  • the movement did create enough turmoil for Britain to come to recognize and classify India as a hostile and occupied county instead of a colony.
  • The Quit India Movement also reinforced nationalist sentiment and opened discussions for a transfer of power from Britain to India
  • he Quit India Movement helped to sustain a desire for democracy and led to the establishment of some institutions
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Biography of Gandhi - 0 views

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  • Indians angry, frustrated, and disappointed
  • renewed its plea for independence on acceptable terms and threatened a civil disobedience campaign led by Gandhi.
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    Hi this is info on focus question 2 it is all about the proccess of the philosophy, part 11 is really good refer to the salt march

Quit India Campaign - 2 views

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Matt's Today in History Podcasts - 0 views

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    A series of podcasts on specific events/dates that were significant throughout history. You'll need to search and corroborate the info though!
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BBC History of the World Timeline - 1 views

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    A cool trip through the ages looking at items of history (historical sources) and where they fit into the scheme of things
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