Which Conservative Prime Minister of Britain was a diehard imperialist?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Winston Churchill
During the Second World War, Britain had an all-party government. Its Labour members were sympathetic to Indian aspirations, but its Conservative Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, was a diehard imperialist. He insisted that he had not been appointed the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.2 Dialogues … The political landscape was now becoming complicated: it was no longer Indians versus the British; rather, it had become a three-way struggle between the Congress, the Muslim League, and the British. At this time Britain had an all-party government, whose Labour members were sympathetic to Indian aspirations, but whose Conservative Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, was a diehard imperialist who insisted that he had not been appointed the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.…” |