The National Movement 1905-18 Flashcards
List the reactionary policies of Lord Curzon.
The Calcutta Corporation Act, 1899, The Official Secrets Act 1904, The Indian Universities Act 1904 and Partition of Bengal in 1905
The British idea to Partition Bengal became known in which year?
1903
The motive behind partition of Bengal was to?
weaken Bengal which was the nerve centre of Indian nationalist activity
the official reason given for the partition of Bengal was?
that Bengal had become too big to administer which was true but only to some extent
The moderate led anti partition movement was held in the years?
1903-05
Who were the leaders of the moderate led anti partition movement?
Surendranath Banerjee, KK Mitra and Pritwishchandra Ray
The anti partition movement under extremists was held in the years?
1905-08
The leaders of the anti partition movement under extremists were?
Tilak, BC Pal, Lajpat Rai and Aurobindo Ghosh
The partition of Bengal was annulled mainly because?
to curb the menace of revolutionary terrorism
The anti partition movement under extremists was called?
Swadeshi Movement
The Moderate Extremist split took place at ______ in _____.
Surat in 1907
Moderates wanted to restrict the boycott Movement to?
Bengal
Moderates wanted to restrict the boycott to a boycott of only?
foreign cloth and liquor
Extremists wanted to take the boycott movement to ______ and include within its ambit ______.
- all parts of the country 2. all forms of association with the Government
List the acts enacted for the repression of the Swadeshi Movement.
Seditious Meetings Act 1907, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1908, Indian Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act 1908, Explosive Substances Act 1908, Indian Press Act 1910
The first revolutionary group in Midnapore and Calcutta was?
The Anushilan Samiti 1902
The revolutionary weekly Yugantar was started in?
1906
In Bengal in 1907, an attempt on the life of whom was made?
Former Lieutenant Governor of East Bengal and Sikkim
Who attempted to murder Muzaffarpur Magistrate Kingsford?
Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose in 1908
Who were involved in the Alipore Conspiracy Case?
Aurobindo Ghosh and Barinda Kumar Ghosh