Non-cooperation campaign of 1920-22 Flashcards
Why was the campaign created
Rowlatt Acts
Amritsar Massacre
Turkey losing their territories after the paris peace conference
What was Gandhi’s main aim
Make Raj ungovernable
What did Gandhi predict
Raj would wither away in a year
What did the campaign entail
-boycott elections
-hand back titles
-remove children from government schools
-boycott law courts
-withhold taxes
-refuse to buy imported goods
-leave all government posts
What were the successes
Children stopped sitting exams
Taxes were not paid
200 lawyers stopped working
Why did some Indians not take part
Some unbothered
Some too weak to stand against the Raj
Where did violence start
Chauri Chaura police station
How many officers died
22
Who started a jihad
Muslim Moplahs of Malaba
What entailed in the Jihad
killing British people, moneylenders, wealthy Hindu and Muslim landlords
When did the campaign halt
12 february 1922
How long was Gandhi imprisoned
6 years
