CBSE : Grade 10 2023-24 Board: CBSE
Class - X
NATIONALISM IN INDIA
Submitted By : Baishnab Padhee
1. Introduction :
Modern nationalism was associated with the formation of nation-states.
In India like many other colonies the growth of modern nationalism is connected to the anti-colonial movement.
People discovered unity in the process of their struggle with colonialism
2. The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation :
In the years after 1919 National movement spreading to new areas incorporating new social groups and
developing new modes of struggle.
The First World War created a new economic and political situation
India faced various problems during war period:
Increase in defence expenditure
Increase in income tax
Prices increased through the war years
Forced recruitment in rural areas
During 1918-19 and 1920-21, crops failure in many parts of India
Hardships did not end after the war was over.
The Idea of Satyagraha -
A novel way of fighting the colonial rule in India
A non-aggressive, peaceful mass agitation against oppression and injustice.
It means insistence on truth.
It is a moral force, not passive resistance.
In January 1915 Mahatma Gandhi returned to India.
Gandhiji organised Satyagraha Movements in Champaran, Bihar (1917), Kheda district of Gujarat (1918) and
amongst cotton mill workers in Ahmedabad (1918).
The Rowlatt Act (1919) -
This act gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed detention of political
prisoners without trial for two years.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre -
On 13th April 1919 a huge crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwalla Bagh.
Dyer entered the area blocked the exit points opened fire on the crowd, killing hundreds.
As the news spread, strikes, clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings started.
The government responded with brutal repression.
Gandhi called off the Rowlatt satyagraha as the violence spread.
Class - X
NATIONALISM IN INDIA
Submitted By : Baishnab Padhee
1. Introduction :
Modern nationalism was associated with the formation of nation-states.
In India like many other colonies the growth of modern nationalism is connected to the anti-colonial movement.
People discovered unity in the process of their struggle with colonialism
2. The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation :
In the years after 1919 National movement spreading to new areas incorporating new social groups and
developing new modes of struggle.
The First World War created a new economic and political situation
India faced various problems during war period:
Increase in defence expenditure
Increase in income tax
Prices increased through the war years
Forced recruitment in rural areas
During 1918-19 and 1920-21, crops failure in many parts of India
Hardships did not end after the war was over.
The Idea of Satyagraha -
A novel way of fighting the colonial rule in India
A non-aggressive, peaceful mass agitation against oppression and injustice.
It means insistence on truth.
It is a moral force, not passive resistance.
In January 1915 Mahatma Gandhi returned to India.
Gandhiji organised Satyagraha Movements in Champaran, Bihar (1917), Kheda district of Gujarat (1918) and
amongst cotton mill workers in Ahmedabad (1918).
The Rowlatt Act (1919) -
This act gave the government enormous powers to repress political activities and allowed detention of political
prisoners without trial for two years.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre -
On 13th April 1919 a huge crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwalla Bagh.
Dyer entered the area blocked the exit points opened fire on the crowd, killing hundreds.
As the news spread, strikes, clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings started.
The government responded with brutal repression.
Gandhi called off the Rowlatt satyagraha as the violence spread.
