Knowlege Test - Chapter 2 Flashcards
Why did Gandhi hate the term ‘passive resistant’ and how did his methods differ?
Passive resistance involved not doing anything in retaliation to authority , whereas Gandhi’s methods involved active non violent protests
What was the name of the traditional Indian men’s garment that Gandhi wore?
Donti
what was ashram living ?
a purification , living humbly and abstaining from any sexual activities
What were the three main things contributed to Gandhi developing the idea of swaraj ?
-Rowlatt Act
-Amritsar Massacre
-The outcome of peace talks in Paris after WWI
What did Gandhi’s non-cooperation include ?
-boycotting elections
-removing children from government schools
-withholding taxes
What was the issues with trying to bring satyagraha to the masses?
it fell into the hands of the mob leading to violence
When did the first non-cooperation movement come to a head (month and year)?
December 1920 to February 1922
What happened her and what happened next ?
- a group of congress supporters torched a police station burning 22 politicians alive
-resulting in Gandhi calling the satyagraha to end
How many years did Gandhi serve of his 6 year sentence ?
2
During those years what did Congress do in the mean time ?
- more involved with peasants , proving aid
- becoming involved in local politics
By the end of 1921, what was the membership number of congress
2 million
