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History exam question: State the proposals of the Cripps Mission of

The question (13 marks)

State the proposals of the Cripps Mission of 1942 and explain why the Mission failed. Examine in particular the criticism that the treaty offered to protect the minorities was worthless. (13 marks)

MU Module IV, the Cripps Mission; pack ch. 04.

Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.

It tests Unit 4 · Partition and Post-Independence India of History.

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