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At the height of the second World War, more than 2.5 million Indian troops were fighting Axis forces around the globe. [14] After the end of the war, India emerged as the world's fourth largest industrial power and its increased political, economic and military influence paved the way for its independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. [15]
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- Growing Indian nationalism. India had always been made up of a collection of princely states, many of which were rivals. At first, the British exploited this, using long-standing rivalries as part of their plan to divide and rule.
- The INC and Home Rule. The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in 1885 with the aim of having a greater share in government for educated Indians, and to create a platform for civic and political dialogue between the British and Indians.
- Gandhi and Quit India Movement. Mahatma Gandhi was a British educated Indian lawyer who led an anti-colonial nationalist movement in India. Gandhi advocated for non-violent resistance to imperial rule, and rose to become President of the Indian National Congress.
- The Second World War. 6 years of war helped hasten the British departure from India. The sheer cost and energy expended during the Second World War had exhausted British supplies and highlighted the difficulties with successfully ruling India, a nation of 361 million people with internal tensions and conflicts.
Perhaps the biggest waste of human life was ill-fated Imphal operation in March 1944 to capture the east Indian city of Imphal. More than 72,500 soldiers out of 100,000, died or were wounded, A commander wrote, “Our men on the front line have lost their ability to fight due to illness and starvation, without ammunition in torrential rain and a sea of mud, all due to incompetency.”
Feb 7, 2024 · Q: What was the impact of the Second World War on India’s Freedom Struggle? A: The Second World War significantly influenced India’s Freedom Struggle in several ways. It accelerated the demand for independence as Indians became disillusioned with British rule, seeing it as hypocritical to fight for freedom while being subjugated.
After World War II, several different factors came together at the same time for India to gain independence. Because of the war, Britain had . depleted resources, and it seemed unlikely that it would be able to continue controlling India. In 1946, the Royal Navy in India went on strike due to poor working conditions and low pay.
India was going through a political, religious, and patriotic turmoil. It no longer wanted to fall under the imperial shadow of the British empire, various boycott movements broke out in the country along with the nation going to war as British aid. There were several catalysts behind the Indian Independence and WW2 just happened to be one of them. Historyplex elaborates on the situation: Did ...
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The Indian Independence Movement was an anti-colonial struggle spanning approximately a century, aimed at ending British rule over the Indian subcontinent. The movement ended in a bittersweet victory, as the people of the subcontinent won freedom and independence, yet were painfully divided into two nations: India and Pakistan.
