Question

Suppose you are a follower of one of the Assertive Nationalist leaders. How would you justify the methods adopted by the Assertive Nationalists to achieve their goal of attainment of .Swaraj?

Answer 1

 

I would justify the methods of the Assertive Nationalists using these points:

1. The Early Nationalists did not achieve any significant results from the British Government through peaceful methods and constitutional petitions.
2. The famines between 1896 and 1900, and the government's lack of action while spending large sums on Queen Victoria's Silver Jubilee celebrations, made it necessary to adopt more aggressive methods to achieve Swaraj.
3. International events like Japan's defeat of Russia, the Abyssinians' victory over the Italians, the Boer War against the British, and Ireland's Home Rule agitation showed that assertive methods were more likely to succeed.
4. The Partition of Bengal and the harsh repressive measures by Lord Curzon to crush protests demonstrated the need for stronger and more assertive actions to attain Swaraj.