describe the extent of peoples participation in the non- cooperation movement in the towns.(2 points)? what are its economic effects..( 2 points)..?
Answers
1. Boycott of courts, schools, foreign goods, legislative councils etc
2. The council elections were boycotted except in Madras
Economic effects
1. Foreign goods were boycotted
2. Liquor shops picketed
3. Merchants and traders refused to trade in foreign goods
4. Import of foreign cloth halved during the movement.
Answer:
The following is the extent of the Non-Cooperation Movement in India:
1. The movement gets started with the participation of the middle-class; as they submitted back all the honors’ and titles awarded by the British government.
2. Thousands of people boycotted their services, congressional assemblies and courts. Moreover, stu-dents left their colleges and schools.
3. Traders and merchants also contributed the movement refusing to accept foreign products or finance foreign trade.
4. People adopted the title of Swadeshi and thus began boycotting the foreign manufactured goods, burnt foreign made clothes and picketed liquor shops etc.
5. Peasants of various states such as Andhra Pradesh and Awadh etc ejected the protest movement against the landlords and talukdars.