Rowlatt Act Dbq

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The ‘peaceful’ methods used by the moderate leaders were not effective in making the British Government accept their demands. As a result a number of politically conscious people became frustrated and disillusioned. At the end of the 19th century, a strong feeling arose among the people that more radical political action was needed to force the British to accept popular demands. Indian National Congress The Indian national Congress was established to provide a platform where leaders from different parts of the country could come and discuss issues concerning India. The body would act as the loudspeaker of the demands of the people of the country. One important reason as emphasized by Hume was that such a body was essential to provide a safety…show more content…
1. The Rowlatt Act was a law passed by the British in colonial India in March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy. 2. This act effectively authorized the government to imprison any person for a maximum period of two years, without trial who was suspected of doing terror in the Raj. 3. The Rowlatt Act gave British imperial authorities power to deal with revolutionary activities. Circumstances leading to Khilafat and non cooperation movement: a. The caliph of Turkey was the temporal and spiritual leader of the Muslims all over the World. During the First World War the British had promised the the caliph would not be deprived of his powers and that the Turkey would not be partitioned. But after the war, the caliph was deprived of his…show more content…
* This sparked off a civil disobedience movement nationwide Non-cooperation Movement and Civil-Disobedience Movement Non Cooperation | Civil Disobedience | Based on denial of cooperation to the government institutions, boycott of foreign goods | Based on the violation of British laws and rules by the civilians. | Satyagrah was in nascent stage | Satyagrah was in a mature stage | Gandhiji resorted to simply use of swadeshi , use of charkha and khadi | Gandhiji resorted to breaking of salt law by | (Q)Why did rabindranath tagore renounced his knighthood? Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He raised his resentment against the unjust treatment being meted to innocent unarmed population in Punjab who were subjected to brutal power of the British. (Q)What was Rowlatt Act? 1. The Rowlatt Act was a law passed by the British in colonial India in March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out
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