World War II was undoubtedly the most important factor that led to India's independence in 1947. While India could have achieved independence within the decade which followed 1947 without the war; the war was the catalyst that led to the election of the Labor government in 1945 and the fulfillment of the Labor Party's 1941 promise that they would give independence to India if they were able to form a government in the years to come. Regardless of the war, many other factors showed that it no longer made sense for Britain to continue its "civilizing mission" in India after 1947, such as the fact that India was no longer profitable for the Britain, the increased presence of Indian popular nationalism with figures such as Ghandi and Nehru leading the movement, and the dilution of the British military and administration in India. These factors added to the national and international feeling that Britain could no longer continue to occupy India, particularly given the hypocrisy that Britain still possessed an imperialist empire after fighting Germany for five years, partly against the principle of imperialism. The imperialist view that Britain would leave India because of the idea that the “civilizing mission” had been accomplished is largely invalid. The British left because it no longer made sense, morally, but especially financially, to stay; mainly due to the short and long term effects of World War II. The first major manifestation of discontent was the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Although the unrest was not widespread, with many provinces remaining loyal to British rule, it showed that there was discontent among some groups in India. The mutiny occurred due to many factors, most of which were due to the greed of the British and lack of respect towards...... middle of paper ......cisive they "have explodes the myth that real Indians were indifferent to the call.” of nationalism.” Congress was in fact so effective that "the British could not seriously question the competence of Congress to govern for them." The idea that Indians were capable of governing themselves was new to the British: Indians had previously been thought to be incapable of forming an effective and coherent government; However, the Indian government's law had two major effects; this proved that the British were no longer needed to rule India and united Indian nationalists under the Congress banner. The desired effect of “tying India with Britain” could not have been further from reality. Nevertheless, even during the most extreme periods of civil disobedience, the Congress never came close to overthrowing the Raj. The Raj succeeded in stopping