Passage to India Documentary

WTWA

Root cause of 1857 Rebellion?

(not the "proximate" cause; that is, what led to the root conditions that gave rise to the uprising?)









Which group, among the British in India, is to blame for the conditions that led to the Rebellion? Why?

Note the language:"for the conditions that led to the Rebellion"

groups include: E.I.C. officers, women, missionaries, military men


Which group, among the British in India, did NOT help create the conditions that led to the Rebellion? Why?

Note the language:" did NOT help create the conditions that led to the Rebellion"

How historically "deep" an explanation? That is, how far back in time does the explanation go to account for the 1857 rebellion.

 

 

 

 

How geographically "broad" an explanation? Consider the whole chapter when looking at WTWA.

 

 

Who was "cruel"? Can be both sides, one or the other, or neither

 

 

 

 

Your own difference A

 

 

 

 

Your own difference B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your own difference C