3) Effects of war on British rule Flashcards
When was the Montagu Declaration?
August 1917
What position did Edwin Montagu hold in August 1917?
Secretary of State for India
Who was the Viceroy in 1917?
Lord Chelmsford
What did the Montagu Declaration grant implicitly to the Indian people?
Self government
When was the Defense of India Act passed?
1915
The Scottish judge Mr.S.T Rowlatt headed a commission in which year?
1917
What were the conclusions of the Rowlatt Commission?
Bengal, Bombay and the Punjab were areas of revolutionary activity
When was he Rowlatt Act passed?
1919
What examples within the Rowlatt act were of particular disagreement?
Imprisonment without trial, trial by judge without jury, censorship and house arrest of suspects
What is the other name for the Rowlatt Acts?
Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act
How many of the Indian Legislative Council opposed the measure?
22
Which famous Muslim leader resigned after the Rowlatt Acts were passed?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Hartals in response to the Rowlatt Acts were organised on which two dates?
30 March 1919 and 6 April 1919
How many Europeans died as a result of the violence caused by the Rowlatt Acts?
3
Who was the Governor of the Punjab?
Michael O’Dwyer