Rise of Dictatorship
The period between the two world wars experienced the rise of Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany.
Forward Bloc and the INA
Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in a Bengali family. After completing his early education, he joined Presidency College, Kolkata. He then went to England for higher studies. He passed the Civil Services Examination in 1920.
Lucknow Pact
the signing of the Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim League, the establishment of the Home Rule League Movement and the August Declaration.
Rise of Assertive Nationalism in India
The Indian National Congress in its initial years was dominated by the early nationalists who wanted self government for the Indians.
The First War of Independence, 1857
The revolt of 1857 shook the foundations of the British rule in India. The revolt took place because of numerous reasons.
Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
India has a parliamentary form of government in which the Prime Minister is the real head of the country. The President is the nominal head who acts on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement emerged after the Second World War. After the Second World War, the world was divided into two blocs—the capitalist bloc led by USA and the socialist bloc led by USSR.
The United Nations
The United Nations was formed after the end of the Second World War. The world leaders felt the necessity to establish an organisation which would be more powerful than the League of Nations.
The First World War
The First World War which began in 1914 was different from all the other previous wars. It was fought by several nations and affected almost all countries. New methods of defence and destruction were used in it. Because of the extent of the spread of the war, damages caused by it and the total impact of the war was till now unprecedented in history, it came to be known as the First World War.
Quit India Movement
Congress had formed ministries in the United Provinces, Central Provinces, Odisha, Bihar, Chennai and Mumbai. Later, it also formed governments in the Assam and Northwest Frontier Provinces.