How our india get freedom

wseNotessearch Search for any book or any question HOMEWORK HELP > HISTORY How did India become independent from the British? How did India become independent from the British? print Print document PDF list Cite Expert Answers POHNPEI397 eNotes educator| CERTIFIED EDUCATOR The short answer to this is that India became independent from the British when the British voluntarily granted India its independence. In 1947, the British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act, creating the new countries of India and Pakistan. Thus, India became independent through an act of Parliament. The longer answer is that India became independent for at least two reasons. Perhaps the less important of these reasons was WWII. WWII badly sapped the strength of the United Kingdom. This left it without the resources it might have needed to maintain sovereignty over India. It also put the United States in position to lead the non-communist world, which mattered because the US did not generally approve of colonialism. Thus, WWII severely weakened Britain’s ability to hold India.