Question

explain the causes that led to the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920

Answer 1

The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule. It was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non-violent means or "satyagraha". Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi's ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920. Gandhi feared that the movement might lead to popular violence. The non-cooperation movement was launched on 12th August, 1920.

1) The first world war lead to huge increase in defense expenditure and increased taxes. Forced recruitment caused widespread anger. Famine and epidemic badly affected people.This outraged the people.

2) The Non-cooperation movement was a reaction to the oppressive policies of the British Indian government such as the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. 

3) Indians were disappointed to see the British government adopting repressive measures. In response to it Tilak and Besant started Home Rule movement. The Lucknow Pact had brought the Congress and the Muslim League closer together. The return of the Extremists to the Congress in 1916 gave the Congress a militant character.

Answer 2

Answer:

The three causes of the Non-cooperation Movement are as follows:

• Khilafat Movement
• Rowlatt Act
• Jalianwala Bagh Tragedy

Explanation:

The non-cooperation movement was a political movement established in 1920, by Mahatma Gandhi to have Indians withdraw their association with the British government and to influence the British to grant self-governance.

The three causalities of the Non-cooperation Movement exist as follows:

• The Khilafat movement (1919-1924) existed as an agitation by Indian Muslims associated with Indian nationalism in the years following World War.  Its ambition was to pressure the British government to maintain the control of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam following the division of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the war.
• Rowlatt Acts (February 1919), legislation departed by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India. The acts permitted certain political cases to be tried without juries and allowed the detention of suspects without difficulty.
• The Jallianwala Bagh massacre also understood as the Amritsar massacre carried place on 13 April 1919. The Jalianwala Bagh massacre and the succeeding British response to it was a watershed occasion in the Indian freedom battle. It led to a huge furor all over the country and hardened Congress's determination to achieve self-government.

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