Why Did Indian Nationalism in the Late Nineteenth and Early

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why did Indian nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries pose a different challenge to British rule than had the 1857 Indian Rebellion?

• A) The nationalist leaders imagined an Indian national community that encompassed the whole of British India rather than defending local identities.
• B) The nationalists' anarchic beliefs meant that their actions could not often be predicted.
• C) The nationalists had much stronger ties to India's peasant majority than had the 1857 rebels.
• D) The nationalists relied on religious symbolism, which the 1857 rebels had ignored.