Responses
India saw a wide variety of responses to the rebellion including some groups allying with the British.
India saw a wide variety of responses to the rebellion including some groups allying with the British.
India is a pluralistic society and rarely was unified as a geographic region during its history.
India is a pluralistic society and rarely was unified as a geographic region during its history.
People from a diverse set of backgrounds joined the rebellion and sought to place the Mughal emperor back on the throne.
People from a diverse set of backgrounds joined the rebellion and sought to place the Mughal emperor back on the throne.
The rebellion was violent, but later resistance to the British was focused on nonviolent resistance.
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The critique that most directly challenges the argument that the Indian Rebellion of 1857 caused the birth of Indian nationalism is:
India saw a wide variety of responses to the rebellion including some groups allying with the British.
This response highlights the fragmented nature of Indian society and the lack of a unified national sentiment during the rebellion, suggesting that nationalism did not emerge solely from the events of 1857.
