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fired until the last of bullet was fired, and then
country, but the people were
General Dyer left the scene. He left behind him a even more determined to fight
sorry tale of blood and gore. the brutal British. In protest,
According to the Congress, more than 1000 Rabindranath Tagore renounced
people were killed, while another 2000 were his knighthood.
injured. However, the government put the Rabindranath Tagore
casualties at less than 400. Activity
Make a PowerPoint presentation on Rabindranath
The atrocities of the British government did not
Tagore and his works.
stop even at this. The Martial Law was proclaimed
in Punjab. A wave of horror spread throughout the

v There were many causes of the rise of nationalism in India.

v Some organisations were formed by the Indians which carried on political activity on a limited scale.
v The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 by A.O. Hume.
v The first phase from 1885 to 1905 is called the moderate phase as the leaders adopted a very moderate
stance.
v The second phase (1905-1919) started due to the entry of young leaders who were not happy with the
outcome of the movement until then and some events like the partition of Bengal.
v The extremist leaders adopted the weapons of Swadeshi and Boycott which meant the use of India-made
goods and non-use of Britain-made goods.
v The moderate and the extremists leaders parted ways in 1907, only to come together again in 1916.
v The Muslim League was formed in order to look after the interests of the Muslim community.

v Many revolutionaries too worked who wanted to remove the British physically by the use of force. Their
activities continued within and outside the country.

v The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919 failed to satisfy the leaders, but they were further shocked by
passing the Rowlatt Act.

v The Jallianwala Bagh tragedy turned all people against the British.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The Swadeshi and Boycott movement was started on ______________ .
(a) 4th August (b) 5th August (c) 7th August

2. Jallianwala Bagh is located in ______________ .
(a) Amritsar (b) Lucknow (c) Lahore
3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the ______________ of the Muslim League.
(a) Viceroy (b) President (c) Prime minister
4. The First World War was fought from 1914 to ______________ .

(a) 1916 (b) 1918 (c) 1920
Nationalist Movement (1885-1919)
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