Response to British legislation and the significance of Amritsar. 1919-1920 Flashcards
What was the GOVT of India act an attempt of?
It was an attempt to enlist the cooperation of India’s educative middle class in governing India by shifting more decision making from the Centre to the Provinces.
What were the Hindus opinion on ‘reserved’ seats?
They believed them to be divisive, anti-democratic and innapropriate to a society that was working towards democracy.
What did many Indias reflect on? What did it lead to?
Many reflected on the contrast between the weeks it took to pass the rowlatt act and the time elapsed between the GOVT of India act and the Montague declaration.
Lead to the belief that British government represented repression.
What was the issue with the Rowlatt Act?
It very nearly wrecked the GOVT of India act.
What did the Indian National Congress Reject? What did it Lead to?
The Indian National Congress rejected the Montagu-Chelmsford act.
This led to the boycotting of the first elections held under the 1919 Act.
What were the official responses to the Amritsar Massacre?
The Hunter Commission and the report commissioned by the Indian National Congress.
What was the reaction of the Rowlatt Act to Indians?
They were horrified by the repressive nature of the Rowlatt Act.
What did Ghandi call for in 1919?
He called for a SATYAGRAHA.
What was Ghandis Idea? Did it work?
To hold a series of hartals throughout India.
It failed.
By the end of 1919, What happened to the dynamic of India?
The aftermath of Amritsar turned thousands of loyal Indians against the Raj.
What did the Indians believe about the Amritsar?
They believed that the Amritsar massacre had revealed the true face of British rule and that any British reform that tended towards Indian independence was a lie.
