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‘Nationalist Groups in the Sub-Continent played the most significant role in Britain’s decision to carry independence to India in 1947’
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'NATIONALIST GROUPS IN THE SUB-CONTINENT PLAYED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN BRITAIN'S DECISION TO CARRY INDEPENDENCE TO INDIA IN 1947' On 15th August 1947, two new successor states were formed, India and Pakistan. It was an end of an era, British rule in the sub-continent had ended and with it the decline of an imperial power. The independence of India inspired nationalist movements and provided a model for decolonisation and independence all over the world. British colonial rule was losing its advocates, more and more of whom felt that the economic benefits no longer outweighed the growing burden of administering empires. India played a significant importance to the British Empire it was an integral part of the British economy. India was seen as 'the jewel in the crown' of the empire, and thus granting India independence signified that Britain was losing its grip on its empire. Why did Britain have to...
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