Answer choice is D. It may be C but most likely D
Answer:
Question 1: Answer is Option A: The British finally gave India a much greater level of independence.
Question 2: Answer is Option B: British companies ignored the limits imposed by the caste system and hired laborers on the basis of merit instead
Explanation:
<u>Question 1:</u>
Indian Army played a major role in world war 1. There were around 13 lakh Indian soldiers who served during World War I and fought for the Britishers. When the World War I ended in 1919, Indians were promoted to higher officer ranks. Many cadets were also sent to study in "Great Britain" at the "Royal Military College".
<u>Question 2:</u>
As far as caste system was concerned, British served their own interests as it was very difficult for them to manage large Indian population and that to with wide variety of castes. So, they created single society with common laws so that they can easily govern them. So, they use to hire labors on the basis of merit and industrialization occurred in India.
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During this period, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights was responsible in the successful drive for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. They followed up and continued to press for a stronger legislation.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)Youth Council chapters organized sit-ins at whites-only lunch counters thereby sparking a movement against segregation in public accommodations throughout the South in 1960. Nonviolent direct action also increased beginning with the 1961 Freedom Rides.
This led President Kennedy to send a comprehensive civil rights bill to the Congress shortly before his assassination. The bill was later signed by his successor President Johnson in 1964.
