Question

Choose the correct example of a historical allusion.

"Much laughter has been indulged in at my expense for having told the Congress audience at Calcutta that if there was sufficient
response to my programme of non-co-operation Swaraj would be attained in one year."
O "Let us not mistake reformed councils, more lawcourts and even governorships for real freedom or power. They are but subtler
methods of emasculation."
O "The Germans were defeated not because they were necessarily in the wrong, but because the allied Powers were found to possess
greater brute strength."
"My proposition however is based on a mathematical calculation. And I venture to say that true Swaraj is a practical impossibility
without due fulfilment of my conditions."

Answer 1

The Germans were defeated not because they were necessarily in the wrong, but because the allied Powers were found to possess greater brute strength.

Step-by-step explanation:

Allusion is a figure of speech that represents a relatively indirect reference to another text, place, historical period, or author. Depending on the type of reference, there are different types of allusion:

• Religious - an allusion to a religious text or figure;
• Historical - an allusion to a historical period, event, or figure;
• Mythological - an allusion to a mythological story or figure;
• Literary - an allusion to a literary text or figure.

The only historical allusion can be found in the third option, where events from the Second World War are referenced.