Relations with indigenous peoples 1890-1914 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Impact of parition of Bengal on relationship w/ indians
- 1905
- Curzon
- ↑Muslims as more rep in councils cuz maj muslim province
- ↓Hindus cuz maj muslim province
Impact of Morley-Minto Reforms on relationships w/ indigenous
1906
* ↑relations as more indian rep in councils
* allowed indians to sit on leg council
* council enlarged from 16-60
* 27/60 elected
* separate communal rep for muslims in provincial councils
Impact of split of Indian National Congress on relationships w/ indigenous
1907
* ↑ as moderates were in control of congress
* moderates were in favour of British control: Gokhail thought Raj = stepping stone to independant rule
Impact of Establishment of Indian National Congress on relations w/ Indians
1885
* all members swore loyalty to British Raj
* however, place for nationalists to voice their concerns
Impact of Bengal reunited and Indian capital moved from Calcuta to Delhi on relations w/ Indians
1911
* ↑Hindus as no longer muslim majority province
* ↓Hindus as Indian capital moved to Dehli
* ↓Muslims as no longer muslim maj province
* ↑Muslims as capital moved to Dehli - old Mughal capital (muslim dynasty)
overall, everyone was kinda just done with it all
Impact of Establishment of Muslim League on relations w/ Indians
1906
* made it clearer there would be a separation of India
* meant two centres for demand
Two european women killed by bomb
1908
* bomb intended for local judge
* nationalism presented a threat
Indian office official shot
1909
* nationalism presented a threat
Bannerjea’s Indian Association
- involved middle class + English-educated Indians
- coming together to try and lobby gov
Swadesh
Indian nationalist policy of boycotting British-made goods to protest British using Indians as market - reducing Indian economy
Phadke
- clerk in gov left job
- took 4 years to raise an army against the crown
INC a threat to British?
yes
* 1st met in 1885
* 75 reps from every province
* width - the INC was far-ranging reaching across India - unity
* Indian nationalism now not only had a voice but the organisational basis from which to grow as a force
no
* INC = just a discussion forum
* most delegates = high caste Hindus - hardly representative of Indian society
* on first meeting, everyone claimed royality to the crown and to the Raj - hence it was in a spirit of cooperation
Intro of English language to India a threat to Raj?
yes
meant educated Indians started using letters & newspapers to share complaints
no
although the middle-class wrote letters to newspapers, their thinking was generally cooperative
why did the expansion of the railway network and modernisation of roads make nationalism more of a threat
allowed for circulation of enlish newspapers across the whole of India - allowed for nationalist rhetoric to spread
what were Indians opinions of the Raj
- very hard for ordinary Indian people to be critical of the Raj
- Raj employed a great number of Indians, providing them with a roof over their head and food
- only very few people - Tilak’s extremists held a negative view of the Raj
- Gokhaile viewed the Raj as a stepping stone to self-rule
was Gokhale’s nationalism a threat to the Raj?
no
* insisted on cooperation with the Raj
* insisted on need for Indians to reform their own social & reliigious ideas b4 considering poltical independence
what was the impact of the Morely-Minto reforms on relations with Indians?
decreased discontent whilst maintaining British supremacy
What was the Boxer rebellion
1900
* 1900: Dowager Empress of China allied with Boxers (xenophobic, anti european group) in attemptt o deflect discontent away from dynasty
* 18 June: 30,000 boxers launched attack on walled legion and Peking
* 14 August: international army of 18,000 men relieved legions at Peking
