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Who led the Non-Cooperation Movement?
AMahatma Gandhi
BJawaharlal Nehru
CSubhas Chandra Bose
DBhagat Singh
CBSEClass 10 (CBSE)Social ScienceCh 2 · Topic 1
The Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922), launched by Mahatma Gandhi, called on Indians to withdraw cooperation from British colonial instit
Core concept
Gandhi called for Indians to boycott British goods, schools, courts, and government jobs, encouraging the use of Indian-made goods (swadeshi) and self-reliance instead.
How it works
The movement gained widespread participation across India, uniting people from different backgrounds, religions, and social classes in a common cause against colonial rule.
Why it matters
The movement was suddenly called off by Gandhi in 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident, where a violent clash resulted in the deaths of police officers, contradicting Gandhi's principle of non-violence.
Key detail
Despite ending abruptly, the Non-Cooperation Movement significantly boosted nationalist sentiment and demonstrated the power of mass, non-violent civil disobedience against colonial rule.
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• The Non-Cooperation Movement ran from 1920-1922.
• Gandhi led the movement.
• It called for boycotting British goods, schools and courts.
• It promoted swadeshi (Indian-made goods).
• The movement had widespread participation across India.
• It united people across religions and classes.
• Gandhi called it off after the Chauri Chaura incident (1922).
• The incident involved violence, contradicting non-violence principles.