Themes III - Chapter 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
January 1915
Who was Mahatma Gandhi’s political mentor?
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
At which event did Gandhiji first publicly criticise Indian elites?
Banaras Hindu University opening in 1916
What was the Champaran Satyagraha primarily about?
Indigo cultivators’ rights
In which year was the Rowlatt Act introduced?
1919
What tragic event occurred in April 1919 in Amritsar?
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Which movement did Gandhiji launch in response to the Rowlatt Act?
Rowlatt Satyagraha
With which movement did Gandhiji align the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Khilafat Movement
What did the Non-Cooperation Movement encourage Indians to do?
Boycott British institutions
Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement called off in 1922?
Due to the Chauri Chaura incident
Who was the judge that sentenced Gandhiji in 1922?
Justice C.N. Broomfield
What spinning instrument became a symbol of Gandhi’s ideals?
Charkha
Which movement marked Gandhiji’s emergence as a mass leader?
Rowlatt Satyagraha
When was the Salt March started?
12 March 1930
Where did the Salt March end?
Dandi
What was the main law challenged during the Salt March?
Salt tax
Which pact resulted from the Salt Satyagraha?
Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Who persuaded Gandhi to include women in the Salt Satyagraha?
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Who opposed Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference?
B.R. Ambedkar
What was the ‘Quit India’ movement launched in response to?
Failure of the Cripps Mission
When was the Quit India Movement launched?
August 1942
Which leader played a key underground role during the Quit India Movement?
Jayaprakash Narayan
What was the ‘Prati Sarkar’ in Satara?
Parallel government during Quit India Movement
Who succeeded Wavell as Viceroy in 1947?
Lord Mountbatten
