Question- How India is affected by World War-II?

Answer -

1. World War II had taken an immense toll on the British Empire.

   • Britain had lost a lot of capital and was looking to its colonies to help regain its world power status.
   • However, Mahatma Gandhi at this time organized Indians against the British.

2. World War II broke out to contain Hitler’s intention of having German colonies beyond its borders, the same colonial occupation that Britain had already been practicing for centuries.

3. After the war, people all over the world started supporting voices against British occupation over its colonies.

4. When the Labour Party came to power in 1945 in Britain, it inclined towards internationalism and racial equality, among other liberal principles.

5. Soon after coming into power, Prime Minister Clement Attlee (Labour Party) began the process of granting India its independence in 1947.

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