History A-Level
War and constitutional crisis
What War and constitutional crisis means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of War and constitutional crisis
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When Britain declared war in 1939, Indian leaders were not consulted, and Congress objected to being committed without consent.
Topics that use War and constitutional crisis
- Consultation and confrontation, 1930–42 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Alternative routes to independence
- 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
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