Churchill and India

When was Churchill Home Secretary?

1910-11

When was Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty (the first time)?

1911-15

When was Churchill Minister of Munitions?

1917-19

When was Churchill Secretary of State for War and Air?

1919-21

When was Churchill Secretary of State for Colonites?

1921-22

When did Churchill controversially opt for Britain to re-join the Gold Standard?

1925

When in the 1920s did Churchill lose his seat in Parliament?

1929

Which newspaper famously supported the government that King Edward should abdicate?

When did East India Company start controlling India?

1757

After which event (+ when) did the British Crown take control of India?

The failed 'Indian Mutiny' 1858

What % was British overseas investment in India in the 1930s?

10%

What was the 'drain theory' Dadabhai Naoroji and others described?

The idea that British were draining Indian resources away from the country.

When was The Government of India Act passed?

1935

What did The Government of India Act give India?

Full autonomy to Indian provinces (and extended the electorate)

When did Cripps promise full dominion to India in return for Indian support in The Second World War?

1942

What did Churchill think about Indian independence?

He was staunchly against it

When was the first of the three Round Table Conferences on India?

November (1930)

What role did Churchill have in the National Government formed in August 1931?

No role - he was excluded

What did Churchill think about India?

It was the 'jewel of the crown' of The British Empire

What did more Indians want in the 1920s and 1930s?

Self-governance

What did Gandhi encourage others to do to get freedom from Britain?

Non-violent protest

How many were killed and wounded at Amritsar?

400 killed, 2000 wounded (at least)

When did Gandhi lead the Salt Tax march?

1930

When did the British government announced India would have greater self-government?

1933

When did The Government of India Act (1935) take effect?

1937

How many Indians were allowed to vote after the introduction of the Government of India Act (1935)?

35 million

Which British colonies had been allowed to self-govern since 1918?

Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa

When were The Round Table Conferences?

1930-32

What was the name of the anti-Indian independence group that Churchill belonged to?

The India Empire Society

Who said 'Ghandi-ism and all it stands for will have to be grappled with and crushed?'

Churchill

How many MPs supported the India Defence League?

57

What was Churchill more concerned with after 1935?

German rearmament

How did Churchill respond to The Cripps Mission in 1942?

He rejected it

How many people died because of The Bengal Famine in 1942-3?

At least 3 million

When did Randolph Churchill lose the Nowood by-election?

1935

Whyy was Churchill criticised for his reponse to the Bengal famine?

He prioritised stockpiling food for Britain over feeding starving Indians

Who described Indians as "a beastly peopple with a beastly religion"?

Churchill