Question 23 - Teachoo Sample Paper - Social Science Class 10 - Paper 2 - Solutions to CBSE Sample Paper - Social Science Class 10 - Social Science Class 10

What was the Rowlatt Act and why did it provoke widespread protests in India?

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• The Rowlatt Act was a law passed by the British government in 1919 that gave them the power to arrest and detain any person without trial for two years.

•  It provoked widespread protests in India because it violated the civil rights and liberties of the people and was seen as a sign of tyranny and oppression .

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• The Rowlatt Act was a law passed by the British government in 1919 that gave them the power to arrest and detain any person without trial for two years. The act was based on the recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee that was set up to investigate the revolutionary activities in India during the First World War.

• The act provoked widespread protests in India because it violated the civil rights and liberties of the people and was seen as a sign of tyranny and oppression . The act was opposed by all sections of society, including lawyers, students, workers, peasants, and women. The act also sparked off the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, where General Dyer ordered his troops to fire at a peaceful gathering of people in Amritsar.

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