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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                                                 SESSION 2020-21
                                                       CLASS-X
                               HISTORY- Ch-1- CH-2-NATIONALISM IN INDIA
                                                    Lesson Notes
                                Subtopic: 3-(3.1)Towards Civil Disobedience




               Sub-Topic              Notes
               Formation of           By C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru within the Congress to argue for a
               Swaraj Party Pg-38  return to council politics
               SimonCommission,       Effect of the worldwide economic depression of 1929. In India,
               Towards Civil          the demand for agricultural goods fell and exports declined, peasants
               Disobedience- Pg-      found it difficult to sell their harvests and pay their revenue.
               38,39
                                      Simon Commission -1928
                                      Under the Tory government in Britain constituted a Statutory
                                      Commission under Sir John Simon, to look into the functioning of the
                                      constitutional system in India and suggest changes.

                                      Opposition by Indian leaders

                                           Did not have a single Indian member. They were all British.
                                           When the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928, it was
                                             greeted with the slogan ‘Go back Simon’.
                                            All parties, including the Congress and the Muslim League,
                                             participated in the demonstrations.


                                        i.   The viceroy, Lord Irwin, announced in October 1929, a vague
                                             offer of ‘dominion status’ for India in an unspecified future,
                                        ii.    and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future
                                             constitution.

                                      Importance of Lahore Congress-December 1929
                                       under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, the
                                         i.   Formalised the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ or full
                                             independence for India.
                                        ii.    It was declared that 26 January 1930, would be celebrated
                                             as the Independence Day
                                        iii.   And people were to take a pledge to struggle for complete
                                             independence.
                                      Mahatma Gandhi decided to Launch Civil Disobedience Movement
                                      against unjust salt law. To reveal the most oppressive face of British
                                      rule.
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