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Relaxation of revenue Peasants 1917 - Kheda, Gujarat India Refusal to pay revenue
Attacks on banks, posts, railwys Apr 10 - Fired on peaceful procession (Amritsar) Call-off
Brit Action
General Dyer Martial Law imposed Gandhi concsented to partcpt. in London Round Table conf.
Baisakhi fair 5 Mar 1931- Gandhi-Irwin Pact govt. agreed to release pol. prisoners
Satyagrahis 1919 - Rowlatt Dec 1931- Gandhi went to attend the conf.
Produce moral effect
feeling of terror 13 Apr - Jallianwala bagh Force First WW, Khilafat, Non-cooperation some leaders were in jail
Dyer opened fire
killing 100s Congress declared illegal
Negotiations broke
Strikes, attacks on govt. buildings Resulted meetings
Civil Disobedience Movt.
nose rubbing measures to prevent demonstrations
Without coope Brit. rule would collapse Cause Hence, no strong relationship with Congress
Legis. Councils Business Classes formed IICC in 1920 & FICCI in 1927
boycott of
schools refused to trade on foreign goods
1921 - Non-coop
foreign goods wanted no restriction on business
Reluctant to boycott council elec. As industrialists stayed closer to congress, workers stayed
aloof
Feared violence Limits within congress
Gap between supporters & opponents Nationalism Indus. workers participated in protest rallies and boycott campaigns
lawyers gave up legal practices Began to see service to nation as a sacred duty of women
Liquor shops picketed Gave dep. Classes resv. seats in prv.& cent. leg. councils but
Poona Pact (Sep, 1932) were to be voted by the gen. electorate
to trade on forgn. goods Limits
refusal of traders & merchants After decline of Khi. non-coop. mvt., felt alienated
Mov. in towns
to finance forgn. traders
Hindu-muslim clashes
use of Indian cloth only
No Muslims relations worsened
Khadi cloth not affordable
feared domination of Hindus
students and teachers joined back No Indian institutions Limits
concerned about status
lawyer too joined back
to wear khadi
persuaded people
give up drinking
Raju captured
consequences
executed in 1924
defied authorities
brutally beaten