History A-Level
Home Rule Leagues
What Home Rule Leagues means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Home Rule Leagues
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Groups led by Tilak and Annie Besant which campaigned for self-government.
Topics that use Home Rule Leagues
- The First World War and its impact on British India, 1914–20 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Amritsar massacre
- Consequences for British rule
- dyarchy
- Economic significance of India to Britain
- Imperial control and administration
- Indian National Congress
- Response to the outbreak of war
- Rise of Indian nationalism
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