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What was the purpose of Sir Stafford Cripps' mission to India in March 1942?
What was the purpose of Sir Stafford Cripps' mission to India in March 1942?
- To declare India as a dominion
- To promise independence to princely states
- To get India's cooperation to fight the war (correct)
- To frame a constitution for India
What was the main proposal of the Cripps Mission?
What was the main proposal of the Cripps Mission?
- To grant independence to India immediately
- To give India dominion status after the war (correct)
- To make India a republic
- To keep India as a British colony
What was the stance of the British government on defense during the Cripps Mission?
What was the stance of the British government on defense during the Cripps Mission?
- The British government would handle defense until further notice (correct)
- The princely states would handle defense
- India would handle its own defense
- The defense would be handled jointly by India and the British government
What was the main reason behind sending Sir Stafford Cripps to India in March 1942?
What was the main reason behind sending Sir Stafford Cripps to India in March 1942?
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What were the main proposals of the Cripps Mission?
What were the main proposals of the Cripps Mission?
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What was the role of the British government in handling defense during the Cripps Mission?
What was the role of the British government in handling defense during the Cripps Mission?
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Cripps Mission
- The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt to negotiate a deal with Indian leaders to support the British war effort in World War II.
- The main proposal of the Cripps Mission was to offer full dominion status to India after the war, while also proposed the formation of a constituent assembly to draft a constitution for India.
- The British government's stance on defense during the Cripps Mission was that it would retain control over defense and foreign affairs until the end of the war.
- The main reason behind sending Sir Stafford Cripps to India in March 1942 was to secure Indian cooperation and support during World War II.
- The main proposals of the Cripps Mission included offering full dominion status to India after the war, forming a constituent assembly to draft a constitution, and British control over defense and foreign affairs until the end of the war.
- The British government played a significant role in handling defense during the Cripps Mission, as they sought to retain control over defense and foreign affairs until the end of the war.
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