Arrange the following in the correct sequence:Certain events are give...
(ii) The Partition of Bengal officially came into existence: Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition.
(iv) Satyagraha Movement in Kheda District (Gujarat): The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a Satyagraha movement led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in the Kheda district of Gujarat, India, during the British Raj.
(iii) Satyagraha Movement in Ahmedabad: Gandhiji launched satyagraha at Ahmedabad in 1918. The strike in Ahmedabad took place in between January to march 1918. Ambalal Sarabhai’s sister Anasya Bhen is also associated with this satyagraha. The owner agreed on the 4th day of his fast.
(i) Rowlatt Act passed: The Rowlatt act was passed in the year 1919, named after its chairman Sir Sidney Rowlatt, which gave permission to the government to imprison any person living in British India without a trial and this imprisonment was set to be up to two years.
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Arrange the following in the correct sequence:Certain events are give...
The correct sequence of the given events is (ii) - (iv) - (iii) - (i). Let's understand the chronological order of these events:
(i) The Partition of Bengal officially came into existence: The Partition of Bengal was officially announced on October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India. It divided the province of Bengal into two parts - Eastern Bengal and Assam, and the rest of Bengal. This decision was highly controversial and faced strong opposition from the Indian nationalist movement.
(ii) Satyagraha Movement in Kheda District (Gujarat): The Satyagraha Movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat took place in 1918. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and aimed to protest against the British government's decision to increase taxes on farmers, despite the poor harvest and famine-like conditions in the region. The movement involved non-cooperation, civil disobedience, and peaceful protests.
(iii) Satyagraha Movement in Ahmedabad: The Satyagraha Movement in Ahmedabad happened in 1917. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was a part of the wider Non-Cooperation Movement. The movement aimed to support the mill workers who were on strike demanding better working conditions, higher wages, and the right to form trade unions.
(iv) Rowlatt Act passed: The Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919 by the British government. It was named after Sir Sidney Rowlatt, the president of the Rowlatt Committee that recommended the legislation. The Act empowered the British government to detain and arrest any person without trial and gave them the right to suppress any nationalist or revolutionary activities. This act was highly opposed by the Indian nationalists and led to widespread protests and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
In conclusion, the correct chronological order of the given events is (ii) - (iv) - (iii) - (i). The Partition of Bengal came into existence first, followed by the Satyagraha Movement in the Kheda district, then the Satyagraha Movement in Ahmedabad, and finally, the passing of the Rowlatt Act.
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