• Significance of key political developments, including aftermath of First World War; [[India Independent Movement/5 Rowllets Act and Amritsar Massacre|Amritsar massacre (1919);]] [[India Independent Movement/6 Montagu- Chelmsford Proposal 1919|Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu)]]; Simon Commission (1928); Round Table Conferences (1930–1932); response to Government of India Act 1935

• Role and importance of key groups and individuals: Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League; Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi; Jawaharlal Nehru; Jinnah

• Struggle for independence; non-cooperation movement; civil disobedience campaigns; Salt March (1930); Quit India campaign (1942)

• Growth of Muslim separatism:“Two-Nation” theory; Lahore Resolution (1940) ([[themes/Two Nation Theory|Two Nation Theory]])

• Impact of the Second World War ([[India Independent Movement/Impact of WWII|Impact of WWII]]): Subhas Chandra Bose; the Cripps Mission (1942); weakening of British power; [[Mountbatten]]; achievement of independence; reasons for the partition of the South Asian subcontinent (1947)

• Post-independence India([[India Independent Movement/Post Independence|Post Independence]]): ethnic and religious conflicts; princely states; Kashmir; successes and failures of Nehru’s domestic policies