India History A Level - TOPIC 3 - Consultation and confrontation: 1930 - 42

When was the first Round Table Conference (include months too)?

November 1930 - January 1931

What were the three decisions made at the first Round Table Conference?

That India would be run as a type of dominion, the dominion would take the form of a federation and would include princely states and 11 British provinces, and that there would be Indian participation in all levels of government

Where was the administrative capital of the Raj moved to in February 1931 and where was it previously?

It was moved to New Delhi and had previously been in Calcutta

When was the second Round Table Conference (include the months)?

It was held from September to December 1931

What was Gandhi advocating for at the second Round Table Conference and what would he NOT settle for?

He wanted purna swaraj and wouldn’t settle for dominion status

What group did Churchill set up in 1933 that negatively impacted Indian progression to independence?

The Indian Defence League which aimed to oppose Indian self-governance

Which Viceroy replaced Lord Irwin?

Lord Willingdon

How did Lord Willingdon feel about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

He hated it and thought it was a weak document that undermined British authority in India

What four things did Lord Willingdon do to supress the independence movement when he became Viceroy?

He imprisoned Gandhi, outlawed Congress, banned youth organisations, and imprisoned all members of the Congress’s Working Committee and the Provincial Committees

Within four months of Lord Willingdon becoming Viceroy, how many Indians were in prison?

Over 80,000

When was the Communal Award (include month)?

August 1932

What did the 1932 Communal Award announce?

It designated minority groups of Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Untouchables, and Anglo-Indians as separate classes, so they would be entitled to separate electorates in any new Indian Constitution

What was Gandhi’s response to the 1932 Communal Award?

Fast-unto-death to blackmail the government into withdrawing the Communal Award

Why did Viceroy Willingdon not want Gandhi to die from his fast-unto-death?

He didn’t want to make Gandhi a martyr and thus inflate the importance of his cause