Key Points
Key Points: Non-Cooperation Movement
- During World War I, Congress and Gandhiji supported the British.
- Events of 1919 (Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh massacre and Khilafat issue) disillusioned Gandhiji.
- Gandhiji decided to withdraw cooperation from the British government.
- Non-Cooperation meant refusing to assist an unjust government.
- The movement was launched on 31 August 1920 based on the principle that non-cooperation with evil is a moral duty.
Concepts [12]
- Role of Gandhiji in South Africa
- Gandhiji Arrives in India
- Philosophy of Satyagraha
- Gandhi’s Early Satyagrahas in India
- Satyagraha Against Rowlatt Act
- Jallianwala Baug Massacre
- Khilafat Movement (1919-1922)
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Swaraj Party
- Simon Commission
- Nehru Report
- Demand for Poorna Swaraj
