Gandhi Leads a Noncooperation Movement
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Human Rights, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India
- Date: 1920-1922
Article abstract: Gandhi organized the noncooperation movement in India in 1920 to transform the freedom movement from an elitist to a mass-based one and to actively and vigorously oppose British rule.
Summary of Event
Many Indians supported the British during World War I. These included Mohandas Kamarchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, who organized an ambulance brigade and recruited soldiers for the Indian Army. There were also many Indians, again including Gandhi, who believed that they could work with the British toward the granting of independence for India,...
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