GLOSSARY
| TERM | DEFINITION |
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Forced Recruitment |
A process by which the colonial state forced people to join the army . |
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Boycott |
The refusal to deal and associate with people or participate in activities or buy or use thing s. It is usually a form of protest. |
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Picket |
A form of demonstration or protest bywhich people block the entrance to a s hop, factory or office |
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Begar |
Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment. |
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Satyagraha |
It is based on the idea of truth and non-violence |
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Rowlatt Act |
It was an Act that gave the British government powers to suppress political activity. This Act allowed the government to arrest anybody without a trial for two years. |
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Non-Cooperation Movement |
The main aim of this movement was not to cooperate with the British by surrendering government titles, a boycott of Civil Services, the Army, Police, Courts and Legislative Councils, and school and foreign goods. |
