Non-cooperation movement

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/non-cooperation-movement

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary period of activity?1919-1922
2. What is the architect of the movement?Mahatma Gandhi
3. What was the Great 'No Thank You!' Movement?It was a peaceful protest led by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1922. Indians stopped working for the British, stopped buying British goods, and left government schools to show they didn't want to help the colonial rule.
4. Why did Gandhi want people to say 'no thank you' to British rules?Because many Indians felt the British were unfair and hurt their businesses and freedom. Gandhi believed that by refusing to cooperate, the British would see how much they needed the people’s help.

Civil Disobedience: The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of a government.
Swadeshi: A movement advocating for the use and production of indigenous goods and services.
Colonialism: The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
Nationalism: Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.