August 1917 Montagu Declaration
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The August 1917 Montagu Declaration was a British policy statement promising the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India and marking a key step toward constitutional reform under colonial rule.
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Target entity: August 1917 Montagu Declaration Context triple: [Government of India Act 1919, followedAnnouncement, August 1917 Montagu Declaration]
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March Constitution of 1921
The March Constitution of 1921 was the fundamental law of the Second Polish Republic that established Poland as a democratic parliamentary state after World War I.
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British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a 1938 settlement permitting Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, long regarded as a prime example of failed appeasement before World War II.
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Government of India Act 1919
The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
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E.
National Agreement of 1903
The National Agreement of 1903 was a landmark pact between the National and American Leagues that formally established peace, recognized each other’s major league status, and created a unified structure for professional baseball in the United States.
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Target entity: August 1917 Montagu Declaration Target entity description: The August 1917 Montagu Declaration was a British policy statement promising the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India and marking a key step toward constitutional reform under colonial rule.
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A.
March Constitution of 1921
The March Constitution of 1921 was the fundamental law of the Second Polish Republic that established Poland as a democratic parliamentary state after World War I.
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B.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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C.
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a 1938 settlement permitting Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, long regarded as a prime example of failed appeasement before World War II.
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D.
Government of India Act 1919
The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
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E.
National Agreement of 1903
The National Agreement of 1903 was a landmark pact between the National and American Leagues that formally established peace, recognized each other’s major league status, and created a unified structure for professional baseball in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government policy statement
ⓘ
colonial policy document ⓘ political declaration ⓘ |
| acknowledged | demands of Indian political opinion for greater self-government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
August 1917 Montagu Declaration
ⓘ
surface form:
August 1917 Declaration on Indian constitutional reforms
August 1917 Montagu Declaration ⓘ
surface form:
Montagu Declaration
|
| announcedBy | Edwin Samuel Montagu ⓘ |
| appliesTo | British India ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
retaining ultimate British control despite promises of reform
ⓘ
vagueness of the timetable for self-government ⓘ |
| date | 1917-08 ⓘ |
| describedAs | a landmark in British policy towards Indian self-government ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Government of India Act 1919
ⓘ
Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
surface form:
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
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| goal |
gradual development of self-governing institutions in India
ⓘ
progressive realization of responsible government in India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first official British commitment to the goal of responsible government in India
ⓘ
key step in the constitutional evolution of British India ⓘ |
| influenced | Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ |
| issuer |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British Government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | policy statement ⓘ |
| locationOfIssue |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mainSubject |
constitutional reform in India
ⓘ
self-government in India ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edwin Samuel Montagu ⓘ |
| partOf | British imperial policy in India ⓘ |
| policyDirection |
increasing association of Indians in every branch of administration
ⓘ
progressive realization of responsible government in India as an integral part of the British Empire ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British colonial rule in India
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| positionOfAnnouncer | Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| precededBy | Morley–Minto Reforms ⓘ |
| promised |
gradual introduction of self-governing institutions
ⓘ
progressive realization of responsible government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Home Rule movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Home Rule movement in India
Indian nationalist movement ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debate in the British Parliament
ⓘ
debate in the Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
British Parliament
ⓘ
Indian political leaders ⓘ public in India ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj
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| typeOfReform | constitutional reform ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: August 1917 Montagu Declaration Description of subject: The August 1917 Montagu Declaration was a British policy statement promising the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India and marking a key step toward constitutional reform under colonial rule.
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