Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was the first nationwide mass movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920. It was sparked by rising discontent among Indians due to British policies. The immediate causes were the passing of the Rowlatt Act in 1919 and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The movement was approved at the Calcutta Congress session of September 1920 and was endorsed at the Nagpur session in December 1920. The movement ended prematurely in February 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident.
Causes of the Movement
- India’s masses were already impoverished due to British economic exploitation. The First World War had worsened the economic ....
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