Nationalism in India Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards about Nationalism in India.

Indian independence movement

Indian nationalism is a concept that developed during this movement.

British Raj

A term for the colonial British rule in India.

1920s

The years focused on in this chapter regarding Indian nationalism.

Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements

Movements studied in this chapter.

Congress

The organization that sought to develop the national movement.

Modern nationalism

The anti-colonial movement led to the growth of this in India.

The First World War

A new economic and political situation was created due to this.

Income tax

Tax introduced during the war, adding to the burden on common people.

Mahatma Gandhi

A new leader appeared and suggested a new mode of struggle.

Satyagraha

The movement started by Mahatma Gandhi that emphasized the power of truth.

1915

Year Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.

Rowlatt Act

Act that gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities.

1919

Year Mahatma Gandhi launched a nationwide satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act.

General Dyer

General who took command after police fired on a peaceful procession in Amritsar.

April 13th

The date of the Jallianwala Bagh incident.

Khilafat Committee

Committee formed in Bombay in March 1919.

Swaraj

The goal of non-cooperation movement.

1921

The year the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat Movement began.

Peasants

They demanded reduction of revenue, abolition of begar, and social boycott of oppressive landlords.

Villages in Awadh

The place Jawaharlal Nehru started going around in June 1920 to understand grievances.

Early 1920s

The year a militant guerrilla movement started spreading in the Gudem Hills of Andhra Pradesh.

Alluri Sitaram Raju

He led the revolt in the Gudem Hills, claiming special powers.

Inland Emigration Act of 1859

Act under which plantation workers were not permitted to leave tea gardens without permission.

February 1922

The year the Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn.

Swaraj Party

Party formed by CR Das and Motilal Nehru.

Simon Commission

Commission arrived in India in 1928.

Purna Swaraj

The demand formalized by the Lahore Congress in December 1929.

26 January 1930

Day declared to be celebrated as Independence Day.

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Pact that Gandhiji consented to participate in a Round Table Conference in London.

Poona Pact of September 1932

Pact that gave reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils for depressed classes.