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Explain the contribution of the various social groups in the civil disobedience movement.

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Answered by snehalbh33
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Following are the contributions of various social groups in the Civil Disobedience Movement:

(i) Rich peasants : Being producers of commercial crops, they were very hard hit by the trade depression and falling prices. As the government refused to reduce revenue demands, they in great numbers participated in the boycott programmes. For them, the fight for Swaraj was a struggle against high revenues.

(ii) Women : The women participated in protest marches, manufactured salt and picketed foreign cloth and liquor shops. Many went to jail. They began to see service to the nation as a sacred duty of women.

(iii) Business class : A large number of merchants and industrialists supported this movement. They reacted against colonial policies that restricted their business activities. They wanted protection against imports of foreign goods.

(iv) The industrial working class : The industrial working class did not participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement in large numbers except in Nagpur. They selectively adopted some of the ideas of Gandhian programme, like boycott of foreign goods, as part of their own movements against low wages and poor working conditions.

Answered by Siddharth3101
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a.The civil disobedience marked the participation of business class, Peasants both rich and poor peasantry, limited participation of industrial working class, Women etc.

b.Industrialists participated in the civil disobedience movement because: ​The rich merchants and industrialists joined the movement to protest against colonial policies that restricted business activities. ​They wanted protection against import of foreign goods and wanted removal of trade barriers and wanted to expand their businesses.

c.Rich peasants the Patidars of Gujarat and the Jats of Uttar Pradesh – were active in the movement.

These rich peasants became enthusiastic supporters of the Civil Disobedience Movement, organising their communities, and at times forcing reluctant members, to participate in the boycott programmes.

d.Poor peasants, Many of them were small tenants cultivating land they had rented from landlords, They wanted the unpaid rent to the landlord to be remitted.

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