multiple choice history question. britain withdraw from india?

Question

According to the film, what world event forced Britain to withdraw from India?
a. independence movement in egypt
b. world war ii
c. the sino-anglo war
d. the establishment of the league of nations


thanks for your help, and if you can justify your answer please do

Answer 1

Your teacher probably wants "b" - WWII as a root cause but there are other thoughts as noted below.
"The reality is that the British government simply lost control.
In 1945 India was over 400 million people: 250 million Hindus, 90 million Muslims, 6 million Sikhs, millions of sectarians, Buddhists, Christians; 500 independent princes and maharajahs; 23 main languages, 200 dialects; 3,000 castes, with 60 million untouchables at the bottom of the heap. Additionally, the division of Pakistan from India prompted mass emigration: Muslims moving west to Pakistan and Hindus moving east toward India. Amid this unrest, at midnight on August 14, 1947, Britain withdrew its control, and India and Pakistan became two separate, independent, democratic nations."

Answer 2

b. Britain was economically and militarily exhausted and had a socialist government which did not believe in Empire.