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Rowlatt Act
Rowlatt Act (1919) Legislation introduced by the British colonial government in India. It was based upon the recommendation of a committee chaired by Mr Justice Rowlatt, which introduced emergency powers for the authorities similar to those used during World War I. The Act was considered a necessary prelude to ensure public calm for the introduction of the 1919 Government of India Act. However, it aroused strong opposition throughout India, and directly led to the popular protests that triggered the Amritsar Massacre. Thus, it virtually destroyed any positive impact the subsequent introduction of some self-government through dyarchy might have had, and instead gave the nationalist movement a significant boost. It united Congress behind M. K. Gandhi's leadership, as well as his satyagraha campaigns of civil disobedience.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Rowlatt Act." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Rowlatt Act." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-RowlattAct.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Rowlatt Act." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-RowlattAct.html |
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Rowlatt Act
Rowlatt Act (1919) A piece of repressive legislation enacted in British India, following the report of a committee under Mr Justice Rowlatt. The report had recommended the continuation of special wartime powers for use against revolutionary conspiracy and terrorist activity. The Act aroused opposition among Indian nationalists and this was channelled by Mohandas GANDHI into a nationwide SATYAGRAHA, known as the Rowlatt agitation, which ended with the AMRITSAR MASSACRE.
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"Rowlatt Act." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rowlatt Act." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RowlattAct.html "Rowlatt Act." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RowlattAct.html |
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