Congress' actions - 1920s Flashcards
What did the 1919 Gov’t India do.
It created dyarchy
What was the dyarchy given to India in 1919
The Raj maintain control of defence, economy and foreign affairs/law.
Indian nationalist got control of education, agriculture and local governance
In the early 1920 who was leader of congress
Gandhi - 1920 - ‘22
How would Gandhi be describe
Radical
What were Gandhi’s aims in the early 1920s for congress
To gain domino status for India
What form of protest did Gandhi want to use and what does it mean.
Satyagraha - ‘truth force’ he believed in peaceful protests
By using satyagraha what did Gandhi want to achieve
Mass support and making the Raj look (morally wrong) like they were oppressors to India
An example of when Gandhi tried to use satyagraha. What went wrong and what happed to Gandhi
Chauri chaura - 22 people killed, the protest turned violent, Gandhi retreats as he feel that the Indians are not ready for dominion status. He is later arrested
What were problems with satyagraha
People did not understand the idea of peaceful progress
What was Gandhi’s non-cooperation campaign
The boycotting of British owned goods and business from 1920 - ‘22
What was the problem with the Non-cooperation campaign
People did not want to leave their jobs or take their children out of school because of this. Gandhi was asking too much
After Gandhi was imprisoned who lead congress
Motilal Nehru from 1922 - ‘28
How would you describe M.Nehru and what were his aims for congress
He was a moderate and wanted dominion status
What does Gandhi hope the non-cooperation campaign does
Makes the Raj ungovernable
What does M.Nehru’s leadership mean
There is a stagnation to Indian independence
What major congress event happen in 1929
The Lahore conference
What did M.Nehru want
To cooperate with the raj, to gain dominion status
What was the Lahore conference
Where members of congress came together to discuss the future of congress
Who were the ‘young hooligans’ what did they say
The young hooligans were: J.Nehru, Bose
they said that the Raj was never going to give India dominion status, so the nationalist would have to take a more extreme approach
who supported the ‘young hooligans’ and what were the new aims for congress
Gandhi and purna swaraj
What was the Nehru report
A draft constitution - setting the aims of congress’ on gaining dominion status
What does purna swaraj mean
Total independence
