1930s

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(Unit 2 India) Flashcards on 1930s, created by bsteer123 on 02/05/2013.
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When was the Government of India Act? 1935
When were the General Indian Elections? 1937
When did WWII start? 1939
Which leader was arrested and how many other people were arrested? Gandhi and 20,000 others
Why did the 1st Round Table Conference fail? Gandhi and Congress did not attend so there were only the 16 Princes and a mixture of Muslims, Sikhs, Untouchables representatives.
What was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931? An agreement between Gandhi and Lord Irwin.
Name one thing that Gandhi agreed to in the pact Civil Disobedience would be halted or Congress would participate in the round table conferences
Name one thing the Lord Irwin agreed to in the pact Police brutality inquiry would be held or Political prisoners not guilty of violent crimes would be released
Why did Gandhi anger the Muslims, Sikhs, Untouchables and Princes at the 2nd Round Table Conference? He said he was speaking for ALL Indians when he said that there was no need for reserved seats.
How was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact broken? Gandhi was arrested (Viceroy Willingdon saw it as a chance to strengthen the position of Lord Irwin)
What was the Communal Award of 1932? It protected the minority groups and the untouchables and gave them the rights to a separate representation.
Why did the 3rd Round Table Conference fail? Only the Untouchables and the Princes attended the Conference. The Labour Party drove for Indian political progress and they had lost support.
When did Individual Civil Disobedience occur? 1933-1934
What was the British Response when the Gandhi reached the salt work? At first the British treated the March as a joke. When Gandhi addressed a prayer meeting at it attracted world press attention, the British began to take it more seriously.
How did the Response of the British change? At the salt production at Dharasana, 2000 demonstrators were attacked with lathis. 2 people were killed and 230 people were injured.
What did the Salt March turn into? Mass Civil Disobedience
What was made an official aim of Congress in December 1929? Purna Swaraj
What year was the Salt March? 1930
How many people walked with Gandhi from his ashram to Dandi Beach? 78 followers
How many people were drawn in by the gathering before the Salt March? 75,000 people
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