Question

Name three events that disillusioned Gandhiji with the British government.

Answer 1

1. Rowlatt Act (1919): The British enacted the draconian Rowlatt Act, which permitted the government to detain people without trial. This move severely disappointed Gandhiji because it was a direct attack on civil liberties.
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919): General Dyer's savage massacre of hundreds of innocent demonstrators in Amritsar stunned Gandhiji and demonstrated the severity of British power.
3. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919): Gandhiji saw these reforms, which provided limited self-government, as insufficient and deceitful since they did not meet the requirements for authentic self-rule.