Source: Rowlatt Act (1919), adapted from World History Project. In 1919, a new Act was passed by the British government to give themselves greater power over the people of India. This Act was called the Rowlatt Act. The Act was also known as the “Black Act” or “Black Bill” by the Indians who protested it. This law was strongly opposed by the people of India because it gave the British government even more authority over them. The Rowlatt Act allowed the British to arrest and jail anyone they wished without trial, if they are thought to be plotting against the British. The Viceroy Government also had the power to silence the press with this new Act. Along with the other leaders of the Indian Revolution, Mahatma

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Source: Rowlatt Act (1919), adapted from World History Project. In 1919, a new Act was passed by the British government to give themselves greater power over the people of India. This Act was called the Rowlatt Act. The Act was also known as the “Black Act” or “Black Bill” by the Indians who protested it. This law was strongly opposed by the people of India because it gave the British government even more authority over them. The Rowlatt Act allowed the British to arrest and jail anyone they wished without trial, if they are thought to be plotting against the British. The Viceroy Government also had the power to silence the press with this new Act. Along with the other leaders of the Indian Revolution, Mahatma

September 2nd 1905

The author is speaking from an anti-colonization perspective. They are expressing the growing unrest and discontent among the Indian people towards British rule and emphasizing their desire for the rights of British subjects.

1942 and 1944

The purpose of this source is to highlight the dissatisfaction and demand for change among the Indian population during the time.

The main idea of the passage is that during World War II Britain made demands on India as its colony, took harsh measures to preserve its control, and used India as a supply and operations base, having both positive and negative impacts on India.

©Success Academy Charter Schools World History III, Unit 5: Decolonization and Independence Movements Gandhi was largely against this new act. He saw that it was wrong and did not believe that you could punish a group of people for a single crime. The Rowlatt Act sparked a large amount of anger with the leaders and common people of India. This however did not greatly affect the British as they were still able to keep control over the people. On April 13, 1919, a protest was held at Jallianwala Bagh, a public park in Amritsar. This was a protest against the arrest of two leaders of the Indian Congress under the Rowlatt Act. This protest was peaceful until General Reginald Dyer arrived with his troops and without warning opened fire on the crowd. After ten minutes of firing around a thousand people were killed and two thousand were left injured. The Amritsar massacre was the darkest time for British rule and completely turned the Indians against British rule. main idea

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The main idea of this passage is that the Rowlatt Act sparked significant anger and protests among the Indian people, leading to the tragic event known as the Amritsar massacre, which further intensified their opposition to British rule.