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The Amritsar Massacre developed out of protests against the Rowlatt Act (a series of laws which allowed the British to imprison Indians without trial, and allowed the British to suppress certain news stories from being reported in newspapers.)
The Amritsar Massacre lasted for about ten minutes, in which time 1650 rounds of ammunition were fired upon a gathering of unarmed men, women and children who were peacefully protesting the Rowlatt Act.
Over 1000 people were killed, and 2000 wounded. Winston Churchill said of the event that "The Indians were packed together so that one bullet would drive through three or four bodies".
To answer your question, such brutality and suppression turned millions of moderate Indians from supporters of the British Raj into nationalists who would never again trust the British.
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Who was the Viceroy when the Rowlatt Act passed?
Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act passed.
Who was the viceroy of India when the rowlatt act was passed?
lord reading
How did rowlatt act contribute to national independence for India?
the act of rowlatt contributed to national independence for India by given the Indian people a right to have fare mitigation in the government instead of a monarchy.
Why were the Indians against rowlatt act?
why were the indians against the rowlatt act?
Why did the British pass Rowlatt Act?
the british started the rowlatt act in 1919
Major objective of the rowlatt act of 1919 in India was to?
Curb People's Participation in the Nationalist Movement
What measures did rowlatt act seek to introduce?
The measures the Rowlatt Act introduced are emergency measures to deal with revolutionary activities.
What was The Rowlatt act?
The Rowlatt Act was were laws that allowed the government to jail protestors without a trial for as long as two years.
What was rowlatt act?
The Rowlatt Act was were laws that allowed the government to jail protestors without a trial for as long as two years.
When was the rowlatt act passed?
1919
The rowlatt act was passed in year?
1919
Why was rowlatt act passed?
The Rowlatt act was passed by the British in order to suppress nationalists who refused to be satisfied by official reforms and to keep a check on revolutionary terrorism.
