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 The British wanted to partition Bengal. The Congress launched the Swadeshi Movement against it.
 Revolutionaries felt that the British can be driven out by using force against them.

 In 1919, General Dyer killed thousands of Indians in Amritsar on Baisakhi Day.
 Subhash Chandra Bose took the charge of the INA and gave the slogans, ‘Jai Hind’ and ‘Chalo
Dilli’.
 India became independent on 15 August 1947.

REMEMBER THESE TERMS

Moderates : These leaders believed in peaceful methods and requested the rulers for
reforms
Radicals : They opposed the British rulers through strikes and boycotts
Boycott : Refuse to buy and use goods made in England
Revolutionaries : People who use violent methods to achieve their goals

Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. Who said ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it.’?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) G.K. Gokhale

(c) Sardar Patel

2. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched?

(a) 1920 (b) 1932 (c) 1942

3. The Jallianwala Bagh incident took place in

(a) Delhi (b) Amritsar (c) Surat

B. Name at least three in each case.

1. Leaders of the radical group

2. Leaders of the revolutionary groups

3. Revolutionaries during the Quit India Movement

C. Write short notes on the following topics.

1. Swadeshi Movement

2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

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