A wartime civil servant records that Congress ministries resigned in 1939 after Britain involved India in the Second World War without consulting Indian lea...
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A wartime civil servant records that Congress ministries resigned in 1939 after Britain involved India in the Second World War without consulting Indian leaders. The Muslim League called 22 December a Day of Deliverance. A historian is considering why Jinnah used this event to strengthen his movement before the important constitutional talks of the 1940s.
(a) Identify the Muslim League leader who called the Day of Deliverance. [1]
(b) Explain one reason why the resignations helped the Muslim League. [1]
Answer Details
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah [1] (b) They ended Congress provincial rule that many Muslims criticised, allowing the League to present itself as defender of Muslim interests and gain support [1].
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