Impact of Churchill

Description

Mind Map on Impact of Churchill, created by Meg Robinson on 21/05/2013.
Meg Robinson
Mind Map by Meg Robinson, updated more than 1 year ago More Less
jacksearle
Created by jacksearle over 11 years ago
Meg Robinson
Copied by Meg Robinson over 11 years ago
35
0

Resource summary

Impact of Churchill
  1. Extreme Imperialist
    1. Very anti-reform, likes the empire as it is
    2. Strong views on race
      1. Sees India as 'Jewel in the crown'
        1. Crown = empire, Jewel= India
          1. Saw India as most important country in the empire
            1. Valued India as he believed that ruling India made the empire look good
        2. Very Patriotic
          1. Conservative
            1. Maverick
              1. Bend the rules
                1. Holds strong opinions
                  1. Different and proud of it
                  2. When he is appointed, SoSI resigns
                    1. SoSI knew his opinions would clash with Churchill's
                      1. No point staying in position, will never be able to negotiate with Churchill
                    2. 1940 Offer
                      1. Offers Indians dominion status after war
                        1. Rejected by Congress - wanted purna swaraj
                          1. Churchill possibly did this on purpose - knew congress would reject it, makes it look like Congress are being awkward whereas Brits are trying to help
                      2. Atlantic Charter 1941
                        1. Churchill + Roosevelt agree terms which included support for 'sovereign rights and self government'
                          1. Interpreted differently
                            1. Churchill
                              1. Believed it to only apply to newly created countries - not those currently in empire
                              2. Roosevelt
                                1. Believed it to apply to all countried
                                  1. Roosevelt consistently pushed Churchill to make concessions to Indian nationalist demands
                                    1. Roosevelt thought it was needed to make progress, however Churchill saw it as defeat
                          Show full summary Hide full summary

                          Similar

                          German- Intermediate
                          PatrickNoonan
                          Criminal Law
                          jesusreyes88
                          An Inspector Calls - Themes
                          mhancoc3
                          9 History- The Treaty of Versailles
                          melgallagher
                          Summary of Definitions/Key Terms for the PMP Exam
                          Andrea Leyden
                          Graphing Inequalities
                          Selam H
                          GCSE English Language Overview
                          philip.ellis
                          Business Studies GCSE
                          phil.ianson666
                          GCSE Geography - Causes of Climate Change
                          Beth Coiley
                          Mitosis
                          Selam H
                          C1 Quiz
                          Leah Firmstone