Primary Source Exercises

Mohandas K. Gandhi, Text of the Original "Quit India" Resolution http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1942/420427a.html

Winston Churchill, Report to the House of Commons on the Policy of the British Government in India http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1942/420910a.html

Read and critically analyze these two documents using the Guidelines for Historical Documentation (22.0K) .

Consider the following claims with respect to the two authors - in what ways can these claims be seen as correct or incorrect?

1		Churchill's statements reflect traditional paternalistic British attitudes on colonialism.
2		Churchill's actions with respect to suppressing the Congress Party and detaining its leaders reflect only legitimate wartime considerations.
3		Gandhi's statement should be considered treasonous in light of the global situation in 1942.
4		Noncooperation of the type outlined by Gandhi, can never produce successful results.
5		Churchill's statement is a more realistic assessment of the difficulties of governing India than Gandhi's.