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Nationalism in India

Introduction

Indian national movement: Non-Cooperation(1920-22), Civil Disobedience(1930-34), and diverse participation.

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Indian National Movement

Non-Cooperation(1920): boycott British goods/institutions after Jallianwala Bagh; called off after Chauri Chaura(1922). Civil Disobedience: Dandi Salt March(1930, 240 miles). Gandhi-Irwin Pact(1931). Multiple groups participated: women, tribals, workers, merchants.

Key Points

  • Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh(1919) triggered Non-Cooperation
  • Chauri Chaura violence(1922): movement called off
  • Dandi March: 12 March 1930, salt law broken
  • Gandhi-Irwin Pact(1931)
  • Charkha and Vande Mataram: nationalist symbols

Quick Summary

  • Non-Cooperation 1920-22; Civil Disobedience 1930-34
  • Dandi March: symbolic breaking of salt law
  • Diverse participation united by nationalist symbols

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