WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rowlatt Acts
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Salt Acts
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Amritsar Massacre
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Government of India Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Act was passed by the Rowlatt Committee, presided by Sir Sydney Rowlatt. It authorized the arrest, for 2 years without trial, of any person suspected of terrorism living in British India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rowlatt Acts, (February 1919), legislation passed by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India. The acts allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Rowlatt Satyagraha arose in response to the British government’s passage of the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, colloquially known as the Rowlatt Act. Gandhiji called for a nationwide anti-Rowlatt Act campaign.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Rowlatt Satyagraha. Rowlatt Satyagraha organized by Mahatma Gandhi led to the first all-India struggle against the British Government.