Making of Pakistan Lecture Notes Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards identifying key historical terms, movements, plans, and figures from the Making of Pakistan lecture notes.

Pakistan Resolution

A resolution presented by A.K. Fazal-ul-Haq on March 23, 1940, during the 27th Annual Session of the All India Muslim League in Lahore, demanding independent sovereign states for Muslim-majority zones.

Sir Stafford Cripps

Head of the British delegation that arrived in India in March 1942 to assess the political situation and submit constitutional recommendations.

Fourteen Points of Quaid-e-Azam

A comprehensive set of constitutional demands presented by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1929 as a response to the Nehru Report.

Lucknow Pact

A 1916 constitutional agreement made between the All India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress accepting separate electorates for Muslims and provincial autonomy.

Simla Deputation

A delegation of 35 prominent Muslim leaders led by Sir Agha Khan that met Viceroy Lord Minto on October 1, 1906, to demand separate electorates for Muslims.

All India Muslim League

A political organization founded in Dhaka on December 30, 1906, to safeguard and protect the political rights and interests of Indian Muslims.

Nehru Report

A 1928 constitutional document prepared by a committee headed by Motilal Nehru that reversed key Muslim demands previously accepted under the Lucknow Pact.

Communal Award

An award announced in August 1932 by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald extending separate electorates to various minority communities in India.

Quit India Movement

A movement launched by the Indian National Congress in August 1942 to exert pressure on the British government to leave undivided India during World War II.

Divide and Quit India

A slogan and counter-response formulated by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah against the Congress's Quit India Movement in 1942.

Gandhi-Jinnah Talks 1944

A series of political meetings held between Mahatma Gandhi and Quaid-e-Azam from September 9 to September 27, 1944, in Bombay that ended without agreement.

Delhi Convention 1946

A convention of elected Muslim League legislators held in April 1946 where a resolution moved by Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy clarified the demand for a single sovereign independent state of Pakistan.

Cabinet Mission Plan 1946

A British delegation consisting of Sir Stafford Cripps, A.V. Alexander, and Lord Pethick-Lawrence sent to India in March 1946 to resolve constitutional deadlock and propose a federal structure.

Rowlett Act 1919

A law passed in 1919 under Sir Sydney Rowlett granting the British administration unlimited executive powers, denounced by Quaid-e-Azam as a black law.

Wavell Plan

A constitutional proposal announced by Viceroy Lord Wavell in 1945 to reconstitute the Executive Council with representative Indian leaders, including 6 Hindu and 5 Muslim members.

Day of Deliverance

A day observed peacefully by Indian Muslims on December 22, 1939, following the resignation of the Congress provincial ministries.

Khilafat Movement

A popular countrywide agitation launched by Indian Muslims after World War I to protect and preserve the institution of the Ottoman Khilafat in Turkey.

3rd June Plan 1947

The final partition plan presented by Viceroy Lord Mountbatten on June 3, 1947, outlining the mechanisms for the transfer of power and partition of India.

Choudhary Rehmat Ali

A political activist and founder of the Pakistan National Movement who coined the name 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never'.

Government of India Act 1935

A constitutional act passed by the British Parliament introducing a bicameral central legislature, provincial autonomy, and a federal court system.

Ambassador of Peace

A title conferred upon Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah by Mrs. Sarojini Naidu in recognition of his efforts in uniting Hindus and Muslims through the Lucknow Pact 1916.

Bande Matrum Anthem

A anti-Muslim song taken from Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel 'Ananda Math' that was declared the national anthem under the Congress Ministries in 1937.

Widia Mender Scheme

An educational scheme introduced under Congress rule in 1937 designed to erase Muslim culture and promote Hindu ideals in educational institutions.

S.P. Singha

Dewan Bahadur Satya Prakash Singha, Speaker of the Punjab Assembly and Christian leader who openly supported Quaid-e-Azam and the creation of Pakistan.