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what were the methods followed by the British to achieve complete domination in India after successfully implementing Divide and rule policy |
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Answer» When the elected ministries of the Indian National Congress quit office in protest against the British declaring war againstGermanyon India's behalf without consulting them, the British thought little of appointing unelected Muslim Leaguers in their place and, in many cases, assuming direct control of functions that had supposedly been devolved to Indians. They openly helped the Muslim League take advantage of this unexpected opportunity to exercise influence and patronage that their electoral support had not earned them and to build up support while their principal opponents languished in jail. This was all part of the policy of divide and rule, systematically promoting political divisions between Hindus and Muslims, defined as the monolithic communities they had never been before the British. |
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