Gandhiji and the Mass Movements — Part 1: Non-Cooperation: visual lesson, ICSE Class 10 History & Civics (H.C.G. Paper 1)

Lesson

From protest to a mass movement

Part 1 — the causes of 1919, the programme, Chauri Chaura and the impact.

In this lesson you will

Explain how the Khilafat issue, the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh led to Non-Cooperation
List the boycott and constructive items of the Non-Cooperation programme
Explain why the movement was suspended after Chauri Chaura and assess its impact

Part 1 at a glance

Diagram

Schematic timeline drawn by SOYL; label positions are for legibility only.

Three mass movements in twenty-three years.

Concept

The Khilafat issue, the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh.

Three causes, one movement.
Cause	Year	Why it mattered
Khilafat issue	1919–20	Muslim anger at the treatment of Turkey; chance for joint action
Rowlatt Act	March 1919	Detention without trial; nationwide hartal
Jallianwala Bagh	13 April 1919	Firing on an unarmed crowd; loss of faith in British justice