Mass Phase of the National Movement under the leadership of Gandhi
National Movement: 1915-1947 (10)With reference to the Mass Phase of the National Movement under the leadership of Gandhi, answer the following:
- Briefly explain the Dandi March of 1930.
- State any three reasons for the launching of the Quit India Movement.
- Explain any four significant effects of the Quit India Movement.
Answer
(a)
- On 2nd March 1930, Gandhi wrote a letter to the Viceroy
- communicating his decision to start the Civil Disobedience Movement.
- On 12th March began Mahatma Gandhi’s historic march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat seacoast
- 78 persons followed him.
- He reached Dandi on 5th April.
- On the morning of 6th of April, Gandhi violated the salt-laws by picking up some salt left by the sea-waves.
- Gandhi’s signal to disobey the government law.
(b) Reasons for launching the Quit India Movement:
- Failure of the Cripps Mission
- Worsening of Communal Problem
- Japan posed a serious threat to India.
(c) Significant consequences of the Quit India Movement
- Important landmark – It saw disturbances practically all over India.
- It warned the British that they were not wanted in India/days were limited/collapse of authority
- Demand from Indians that they could have nothing short of Independence
- Quit India Movement strengthened the Congress Socialist Party.
- In the Quit India Movement, the Indian Revolution reached its climax.
- Led to political awakening
- Indian problem attracted the attention of the world especially USA
- Symbolic of new confidence among Indians
- Demonstrated nationalistic feelings
- Mass movement/last mass movement
- United young and old and people of different religions and regions
- No political activity till after the war ended in 1945.
- Exam Year: 2020