Causes of Non-Cooperation Movement
The causes for Non-Cooperation movement are as follows:
Resentment at British after War
Indians thought that in return for extensive support in the form of manpower and resources provided to British during First World War, they would be given autonomy at the end of war; but Government of India Act 1919 came to be dissatisfactry and British passed some repressive acts like Rowlatt Act which came to further anger the Indians.
Home Rule Movement
Home Rule Movement by Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak was staged for Non-Cooperation Movement. Both extremists and moderates of INC were united and Lucknow Pact saw form of solidarity between Muslim League and Congress Party. This gave INC a more militaristic outlook.
Economic hardships because of World War I
Prices of goods began to soar which came to affect the common man and peasants suffered as the prices of agricultural products did not increase and led to resentment against government.
Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Repressive Rowlatt Act and also brutal Jallianwala Bagh Massacre had profound impact on Indian leaders and public. Faith in British system of Justice was broken and rallied behind its leaders who wanted a more aggressive stand against government.
Khilafat Movement
During the First World War, Turkey had fought against British and after defeat of Turkey, Ottoman Caliphate was proposed to be dissolved. Muslims regarded the Sultan to be Caliph and Khilafat movement was launched under the leadership of Ali Brothers, Maulana Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan and Hasrat Mohani. Support of Gandhiji for persuading the British government to not abolish caliphate.
Non-Cooperation Movement 1920
The Non-Cooperation Movement was started on 5th September 1920 by Indian National Congress, under the aegis of Mahatma Gandhi. In the Congress Session in Calcutta on September 1920, the party introduced the Non-Cooperation Movement, the period taken from September 1920 to February 1992 and it came to signify a new chapter in the history of freedom struggle in the Indian context. Events like the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and Chauri Chaura in 1922 were responsible for the launch Non-Cooperation Movement.
Non-Cooperation Movement
Table of Content
- Non-Cooperation Movement and Mahatma Gandhi
- Features of Non-Cooperation Movement
- Causes of Non-Cooperation Movement
- Suspension of Non- Cooperation Movement
- Significance of Non-Cooperation Movement
- People Response to Non-Cooperation Movement
- Facts about Non-Cooperation Movement
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