The Rise of Indian Nationalism
Evaluating the development of the Indian National Congress and the impact of the First World War.
Key Questions
- 1How did the Amritsar Massacre of 1919 transform the nationalist movement?
- 2To what extent was Gandhi's philosophy of Satyagraha uniquely suited to the Indian context?
- 3How did the British respond to the growing demand for Swaraj?
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