History & Civics
The Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy still remains a great blot on the fair name of the British Government in India. In this context, explain the following points :
(a) Its impact on the British Government.
(b) Its impact on launching the Non-Cooperation Movement by the Indian National Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
Answer
(a) The inhuman atrocities committed on the people at Jallianwala Bagh dealt a severe blow to the honour, dignity, and prestige of the British Government. It permanently marred the Government's relations with its Indian subjects. This tragedy intensified anti-British sentiment among Indians.
(b) The massacre deeply affected Mahatma Gandhi and convinced him that British rule was based on violence and injustice. Gandhiji realized that cooperation with the British government was morally wrong after such brutality. The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920) was launched by the Indian National Congress under Gandhiji’s leadership as a direct response to the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy and the Rowlatt Act. It aimed to boycott British goods, titles, institutions, and courts, and to promote Swaraj (self-rule) through peaceful non-cooperation.
Related Questions
Gandhiji introduced new ideals in politics and adopted novel methods to give a different direction to the National Movement. In this context, answer the following :
(a) Any two social reforms advocated by Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) His doctrine of Swadeshi.
(c) His doctrine of Non-violence.
With reference to the Rowlatt Act, describe briefly the following points :
(a) What was the Rowlatt Act?
(b) One cause of its passage.
(c) Reaction of the people to it.
With reference to the Non-Cooperation Movement started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, explain the following :
(a) Resentment against the Rowlatt Act of 1919.
(b) Widespread agitations against the Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy.
Using the following points, briefly describe the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920-22:
(a) Objective of this movement.
(b) Suspension of the movement in 1922.
(c) Any two far-reaching effects of this movement.