HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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supported Indian independence.
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was indifferent to India.
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opposed Indian independence.
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thought India was no longer of value to England.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Churchill was the leader of the opposition Conservative Party and was deeply worried about the plans. He objected to the use of the term ‘Independence’ because the new legislation was supposed to grant India and Pakistan dominion status.
Detailed explanation-2: -Churchill, who once opposed India’s independence and as prime minister contributed to famine in India in 1943, is at the centre of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conversation. In 1947 on the cusp of Indian Independence, Winston Churchill supposedly said “…all Indian leaders will be of low calibre & men of straw.” Today, during the 75th year of our Independence, we’re poised to see a man of Indian origin anointed as PM of the UK.
Detailed explanation-4: -Churchill strongly opposed the appeasement of Hitler, a policy by which the British government, led by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, hoped to maintain peace in Europe.