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Understanding Partition Politics, Memories, Experiences — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryUnderstanding Partition Politics, Memories, Experiences3 Marks
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Why was the Cripps Mission sent to India? Why did it fail?
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  1. The Cripps Mission was sent to India under the leadership of Sir Stafford Cripps because Japan had joined the war against Britain in 1942.
  2. As a result of this, to win over the Indian leaders and get the active cooperation in war efforts, it was sent by British government.
  1. It failed because:
  1. It failed to give any assurance for the formation of a national government during the war.
  2. It did not give any assurance on the questions of granting independence to India after war.

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