What led up to the Amritsar massacre?

Answer 1

the movements of the british colonies against the Indian people.

India wanted to be their own colonie consisting of just Muslims and hindus

they wanted independence as they hadn't had any Indian rulers for over two centuries.

Answer 2

Well, that's the question of the hour. It all depends on which book(s) you read. Any one written by a Brit will b.s. you and alibi Dyer all over; any one written by an Indian will damn him to a grease spot, and beyond. Here's my answer, one not to be found in any book (that I know of). It was caused by Dyer's arrogance and lack of composure in the field. His story was that he and his troops marched through a small gate into a situation which they did not anticipate: confronting a huge crowd of really cranky, disaffected Indians. He was afraid they'd swarm/charge en masse and overwhelm his force. So, don't ya see, he had to slaughter 'em. If he withdrew the troops, he would "lose face" with the crowd as an authority figure, and that would have caused more trouble later on. Bilge water! The bagh was entirely surrounded with either buildings or a wall. He c o u l d have withdrawn and immediately redeployed his men on top of the walls and elsewhere in the buildings. That would hardly suggest to anyone that he was a wimp. Quite the opposite. It would show that he was in total control of the situation. He would then have had the drop on the whole crowd, leaving them helpless. Then things could have been sorted out and dealt with in an orderly manner. But he lost his head and just didn't (?) think of that. So he reverted to the time-honored perfidy of all colonial powers: Shoot first and ask questions hardly ever.

Dave Snell

Answer 3

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened on April 13, 1919 to protest the Rowlatt Act or the Black Bill. Hundreds of people were killed on the orders of General Dyer. The result was the Satyagrah and Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Gandhiji. People left Government offices, jobs, schools and boycotted foreign goods..though subsided, this movement was followed by The Quit India Movement. The chaos and violence with improper administrative condition provoked further by the British due to the humiliating treatment meted out to the Indians was the cause for british to leave India.