History A-Level
Alternative routes to independence
What Alternative routes to independence means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Alternative routes to independence
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Bose sought armed liberation through the Axis Powers and formed the Indian National Army, challenging Congress's methods.
Topics that use Alternative routes to independence
- Consultation and confrontation, 1930–42 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Congress
- Congress–League divergence
- Electoral politics and outcomes
- Nationalist divisions and attitudes to British rule
- Partial constitutional reform
- Party reorganisation and revival
- Round Table Conferences
- Situation in Britain
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