Towards Freedom & Partition (1939-1947)

Describe how the goals of the British during World War II influenced the Cripps Mission’s mission. Examine the several elements that contributed to the Cripps Mission’s failure. Talk about the impact this had on the later Quit India Movement.

Talk about how the split affected India and Pakistan’s sociocultural, political, and economic ties over the long run.

Examine the humanitarian situation, the widespread population displacement that occurred during the division, and the steps that the new governments took to deal with the refugee crisis.

Assess the role of the Indian Armed Forces in the partition of the country and the integration of the princely states into the Union.

Analyze how the Mountbatten Plan and the events that followed affected the creation of the separate states of Pakistan and India.

Talk about the difficulties the Indian National Congress is facing in integrating the various areas of India into the Union of India and meeting the aspirations of the princely states.

Examine the effects of India’s division and transfer of power on the political and socioeconomic environment of the recently independent country.

Examine how the events leading up to partition were influenced by Mahatma Gandhi’s final significant political campaigns, including the Noakhali riots and the sectarian violence in Punjab.

Analyze how the INA insurrection and the Quit India Movement affected the end of British colonial control in India.

Talk about the importance of the Cripps Mission and the Cabinet Mission Plan’s inability to break the impasse over the constitution during the last stages of the Indian independence struggle.