ia_2009_a_barnett

=Plan of the Investigation (100-150 Words) Tips]= This investigation focuses on the Indian Mutiny of 1857, and how useful it is to historians studying the causes of the decline of the British Empire. I chose this question as I thought it was relative to modern times as last year marked the 150th anniversary of the mutiny.

To discus the validity of the mutiny as an aid to historians I have included several sources from renowned historians such as Lawrence James. This investigation has been split up into three main sections, the first of the three sections focuses on an overview of the mutiny as a whole. The second analyses the purpose and validity of two sources, the third and final section focuses on the mutiny its self and the reasons surrounding it and of course reviewing the causes, as well as a debate as to weather it was a mutiny or a fight for independence.