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End of war - 1919
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A-Levels India History Mind Map on End of war - 1919, created by jacksearle on 26/04/2013.
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End of war - 1919
Amritsar Massacre
Events
Gandhi Declares National hartal 8 April 1919
Led to violent attacks on buildings and people
Indian mob killed 5 Englishmen and 1 woman, Punjab Govt requests English Military help
11 April, Dyer arrives in Amritsar with troops
Bans Public meetings and arrests Local Politicians
13 April, public meeting in Jallianwala Bagh 10000-20000 people
Dyer arrived with Indian Soldiers, open fired on people
Stopped firing when bullets ran out, 379 dead, 1200 wounded
In following days Dyer imposes martial law
Indians suspected of violence were publicly humiliated - flogging etc
Aftermath
Hunter Inquiry
Dyer stated actions were necessary
This view was supported by Brit Public - House of Lords pass vote of thanks
Result - Dyer responsible - censure him
British can no longer claim to be ruling India with the aim of making them more civilised
1919 Rowlatt Act
Wartime Controls After War
No Political Meetings
Censorship of Media
Curfews/travel Restrictions
Imprisonment without trial
Arrest Without Charge
Reaction
Indians fought for Britain in WW1
Expected more rights and rewards -Britain does opposite
Indian's very disappointed and angered by Rowlatt Acts
End of WW1 - Insecurity and Repression
US influence
US forces essentially won the Allies the war - shows that British are no longer superpower
President Wilson felt powerful enough to declare his 14 points of international policy
Included principle of independent nationhood (no empires)
The constant US pressure on the British to apply this principle had a major significance in following years
Russian Revolution
Resulted in Bolshevik govt
Which had executed entire imperial family to come into power
European powers feared spread of Bolshevism
Lead to secret police reporting on Indian independence campaigners - paranoid about Russian situation
Flu pandemic
took more lives in the winter of 1918-19 than the 4 years of war
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