1 History & Culture · 1.5.3 Swadeshi to Home Rule 1905–1919

1.5.3.9 August Declaration 1917 and the reception of the Montford reforms

The August Declaration of 1917 promised "responsible government" by stages, the Montagu-Chelmsford report turned that into the Act of 1919 with dyarchy in the provinces, and the Congress split over whether to accept it.

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  • August Declaration
  • Montagu
  • Chelmsford
  • responsible government
  • Montford Report
  • Government of India Act 1919
  • dyarchy
  • Liberal Federation
  • Hasan Imam

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