Fechar
What are 'hartals' and why were they organised in March and April 1919 in Amritsar?
When did rioting against Europeans begin in Amritsar?
What forms did the protests take in Amritsar?
What was the British reaction to the riots?
What did O'Dwyer do in response to the riots?
Why did Dyer become convinced that a general uprising was imminent?
Why had so many Indians flocked to Amritsar on the 13th April 1919?
What preceded the massacre?
Why can it be argued that the issuing of the proclamation was flawed?
When and where did the Amritsar Massacre occur?
Apart from gathering for the festival, what other reason was there for the gathering of hundreds of Indians at Jallianwala Bagh?
How did the massacre unfold?
How many died and how many were injured as a result of Dyer's order to shoot?
Why was it possible for Dyer's troops to kill so many people?
What happened immediately after the massacre?
Under martial law, what did any Indian who passed Dyer or any other European have to do?
What did all Indian lawyers in Amritsar have to do as a result of the martial law?
Why did the martial law make it virtually impossible for Indians to travel anywhere outside Amritsar?
How many Indians were permitted to walk abreast on the pavements of Amritsar?
Why did thousands of Indians in Amritsar suffer great hardship as a result of martial law?
What was the worst punishment towards the Indians by Dyer?
What was Edwin Montagu's (Secretary of State for India) reaction to the events in Amritsar?
When did the Hunter Committee start their investigation?
How many Indian members were on the committee?
What was the role of the Hunter Committee?
What did Dyer admit when he was questioned by the Hunter Committee?
What did Dyer reveal about his provisions for the injured?
When was the Hunter Committee Report published?
What was the conclusion of the Hunter Committee?
Who else did the Hunter Committee Report inplicate?
What was the view of the three Indian members of the Committee?
What did the Punjab Sub-Committee of the Indian National Congress do in response to the massacre?
What did the Indian enquiry conclude?
What was the reaction of some British people towards the massacre?
How was the press and public opinion of Dyer both in India and Britain divided?
What was the view in Parliament?
What was the effect of the Amritsar Massacre and its aftermath?
