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Why Was the British Government Eager to Have the Gandhi-irwin Pact?

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Why was the British Government eager to have the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

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The British Government was eager to have the Gandhi-Irwin Pact because they wanted Gandhiji to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement.

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Chapter 14: Mahatma Gandhi & The National Movement (1919-1934) - Very Short Questions

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ICSE History and Civics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 14 Mahatma Gandhi & The National Movement (1919-1934)
Very Short Questions | Q 37

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