Zimmermann Plan for India
E448817
The Zimmermann Plan for India refers to the German-backed World War I scheme, known as the Hindu–German Conspiracy, to incite rebellion against British rule in India through collaboration with Indian nationalists and other foreign powers.
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| Zimmermann Plan for India canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Zimmermann Plan for India Context triple: [Hindu–German Conspiracy, alsoKnownAs, Zimmermann Plan for India]
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A.
Cripps Mission to India
The Cripps Mission to India was a 1942 British diplomatic effort led by Sir Stafford Cripps to secure Indian cooperation in World War II by offering postwar self-government, which ultimately failed and intensified demands for independence.
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B.
Tirpitz Plan
The Tirpitz Plan was a pre–World War I German naval expansion program that aimed to build a powerful battle fleet to challenge British maritime supremacy.
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C.
Morgenthau Plan
The Morgenthau Plan was a controversial World War II-era proposal to deindustrialize Germany and transform it into a primarily agrarian society to prevent it from ever again becoming a military threat.
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D.
Cabinet Mission negotiations
The Cabinet Mission negotiations were 1946 talks between British officials and Indian political leaders to decide the constitutional framework and future governance of a soon-to-be independent India.
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E.
Indian annexation of Daman and Diu
The Indian annexation of Daman and Diu was a 1961 military operation in which India ended Portuguese colonial rule in these coastal enclaves and integrated them into the Indian Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zimmermann Plan for India Target entity description: The Zimmermann Plan for India refers to the German-backed World War I scheme, known as the Hindu–German Conspiracy, to incite rebellion against British rule in India through collaboration with Indian nationalists and other foreign powers.
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A.
Cripps Mission to India
The Cripps Mission to India was a 1942 British diplomatic effort led by Sir Stafford Cripps to secure Indian cooperation in World War II by offering postwar self-government, which ultimately failed and intensified demands for independence.
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B.
Tirpitz Plan
The Tirpitz Plan was a pre–World War I German naval expansion program that aimed to build a powerful battle fleet to challenge British maritime supremacy.
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C.
Morgenthau Plan
The Morgenthau Plan was a controversial World War II-era proposal to deindustrialize Germany and transform it into a primarily agrarian society to prevent it from ever again becoming a military threat.
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D.
Cabinet Mission negotiations
The Cabinet Mission negotiations were 1946 talks between British officials and Indian political leaders to decide the constitutional framework and future governance of a soon-to-be independent India.
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E.
Indian annexation of Daman and Diu
The Indian annexation of Daman and Diu was a 1961 military operation in which India ended Portuguese colonial rule in these coastal enclaves and integrated them into the Indian Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I plot
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anti-colonial scheme ⓘ covert operation ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
diverting British military resources from European fronts
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undermining British control over India ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British Empire
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German Empire ⓘ India under British rule ⓘ
linked to:
British India
|
| endTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
British India
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East Asia ⓘ Germany ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAlternativeName |
German plot in India
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Hindu–German Conspiracy ⓘ Indo-German Conspiracy ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu–German Conspiracy
|
| hasKeyFigure |
Arthur Zimmermann
ⓘ
German consular officials in the United States ⓘ Indian nationalist revolutionaries ⓘ members of the Ghadar Party ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGoal |
incite rebellion against British rule in India
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support Indian independence from British rule ⓘ weaken the British Empire during World War I ⓘ |
| involves |
German diplomatic missions
ⓘ
Ghadar Party activists ⓘ
linked to:
Ghadar Party
Indian nationalists ⓘ Indian revolutionaries in Europe ⓘ Indian revolutionaries in North America ⓘ Indian revolutionaries in Southeast Asia ⓘ arms smuggling to India ⓘ coordination with anti-British elements abroad ⓘ incitement of mutiny in the British Indian Army ⓘ |
| method |
covert funding of revolutionaries
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propaganda against British rule in India ⓘ secret diplomacy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Zimmermann ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Indian authorities
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British intelligence ⓘ |
| outcome |
largely unsuccessful in triggering mass rebellion in India
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led to increased British surveillance of Indian nationalists abroad ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German foreign policy in World War I
ⓘ
Ghadar Conspiracy ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu–German Conspiracy
Hindu–German Conspiracy ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
German Foreign Office
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Imperial German intelligence services ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial German intelligence
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| timePeriod | 1914–1917 ⓘ |
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