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The British left India in 1947 due to many problems such as economic ,revolts and international situations. The economic situation was Britain was in debt to India at roughly £3 billion with a rise of £70 million daily. They were at this point no longer profiting from their association with India and much of the money they needed to maintain India was being spent on improving Britain at home with the NHS ,welfare states and its industry. By offering India independence as a way to write off much of their debt while securing funds for the Labour party plans. Along with this Britain had suffered greatly from the Second World War and required a lot of funds to rebuild much of its mainland cities and towns.
As well as the staggering economic situation in India during this time there was also a major problem with revolting due to the current political situation, this is because the two major political factions, Indian National Congress (INC) and the Muslim League, were fighting with Mountbatten for what would happen to India. After the decision for partition was initiated there was major rioting along the borders of the Punjab and Bengal territories, the reasons for this is they were partitioned to increase the size of the territories which would be known as Pakistan and India.
The main reason why British left India was because of the changing international situation. In 1941 Franklin D Roosevelt did not agree with the idea of countries could not govern themselves and thought this was a communist regime. Winston Churchill Prime Minister at this present moment in time thought that India was the jewel in the British crown and still wanted India to be part of the British Empire. The British feared that communism could spread across the whole of Europe and if they were not focused on the situation then they could lose what is left of their entire Empire.
Britain's came to India to colonize and "help" the Indian's by making them more "civilized". However, infact, they realized they needed more money, trade, and Natural Resources incase they ran out of their own.
When British came to India, they saw many things which led to India's invasion.
- Poor administration of India
- Weak rulers and successors.
- India was divided into petty states. These states were always fighting with each other.
- There was no harmony in currency.
- Initially everybody fought for states but no one for India. The Revolt of 1857 is a good example of it.
In brief, as I understand it, like all commonwealth countries, we agreed to leave at a specific date.
Direct rule of an empire was becoming too expensive and no longer served the interests of the British ruling class.
India left the British Empire because India gained Independence.
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India came to be ruled directly by the british government
The country of India was formed from British India for the?
It Was Formed For The Hindu People.
Who came last in the history of India?
The british were the most recent in the history of India , since history is still being made in India its impossible to say what will come last. The history of India has transcended thousands of years and will continue to do so. its billion people make history everyday !
What was the Colonial administration in India?
The colonial administration in India was controlled by the British Empire. The British appointed leaders that were usually not the choice of the people.
How did the British transform India's economy?
India's GDP of the world's wealth before the interference of the British was around 30%. All of Western Europe's GDP combined was around 22%. India was well known as the richest country in the world up about until the late 19th century when Britain started to drain India's wealth for its own use. The British completely destroyed the hard earned economy of India only to now have it become a developing nation while Britain is completely developed due to India's wealth. The British said that they came to modernize India, which in fact is very false. They came to loot and plunder the vast wealth of India for its own selfish benefit while causing devastating famines in the 1890s. When the British left, then India's GDP if the world was only 3%. So, from 1857-1947, 30%----3%, do you think Britain came to help the Indians? Or did they come steal all of its riches? It is proven that the states of India under British control for a longer period of time are poorer. Now you decide how the British transformed India's economy.
What if British never came to India?
If British didnt came india will never be progressed.
When did britishers came to India?
Indians didnt exaclty migrate. but to keep the answer short and sweet, the Indian people began to inter-mingle with the british people when the british empire colonized India to exploit them for natural resources and trade routes
When did globalization came to India?
After the formation of the British East India Company and the arrival of the British in India
When start English in India?
When british came to india.
When did British come to India?
British came to in India on the 1897's and left in 1947
Who was ruled over India when British came?
Jehangir
When did British left India?
August 14, 1947
Most Asian South Africans are the descendents of Chinese people who came to the area to work on British Sugarcane plantations True Or False?
False, because Asian from India came to work for British colonists on their sugarcane plantations.
Who introduce cricket first time in India british or Australia?
it was the British, when they came to Indian to rule
Why was the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in the history of India?
India came to be ruled directly by the british government
The mogul dynasty in India came to an end when?
When the British gained control of India in the 18th and 19th centuries.
When did gandhi came back to India?
gandhi returned to India in 1856. when the british were coming.
