Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919? Explain.
Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919 because it had the British government enormous powers to suppress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. The sucessfully organised satyagraha movements in various places had also emboldened Gandhi.
Two features (1) and (2) are marked in the given political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map:
(1) The place, where the Indian National Congress Session of September 1920 was held.
(2) The place, where the movement of Indigo Planters took place.
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Locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols on the same political outline map of India.
(i) Amritsar − The place of Jallianwala Bagh incident.
(ii) Bardoli − The place were no tax campaign was held.
Describe the main features of the 'Salt March'.
Explain the circumstances under which Gandhiji decided to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1931.
How did the plantation workers understand the idea of ‘Swaraj’? Explain.
