Question

What wastheimedate cause which lead to the first war independence? (2) marks​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ, ꜱᴏᴄɪᴀʟ, ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜꜱ. ... ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇꜰᴜꜱᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴛʀɪᴅɢᴇꜱ (ɢʀᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰᴀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴘɪɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴡ) ᴏɴ ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ 23, 1857.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The immediate cause was the introduction of Enfield rifles. There was a rumor that the cartridges to be used for the rifles were greased with the fat of cows and pigs. This sparked off the Mutiny.