Unit 1 Ch 2 : Nationalism in India — Social Studies STD 10 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 1 Ch 2 : Nationalism in India5 Marks
Question
Why was Non-Cooperation a Powerful method of resistance?
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Answer
Non-cooperation a powerful method of resistance because:
It changed the course of national struggle with his means of popular protests and agitation.
He focused on his methods like Satyagraha, non violence, truth, his ideas of Swaraj.
Khilafat Movement for example was seen as an opportunity by Gandhi to unite Hindus and Muslims and launch a mass movement that is non cooperation.
Gandhi's call for non cooperation was identified by everybody.
People found, new ways of expressing their dissent and were encouraged by Gandhi's call for non cooperation which aimed at paralyzing the British administration by not cooperating with them. Since Gandhi infused new energy in the nationalist struggle, converting it into a mass movement, people found new ways of venting their voice and dissent.
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