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Social Science · 2022 · 3 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 3 · Set 2 · Q7
"Mahatma Gandhi launched a more broad-based movement in India by joining Khilafat Andolan." Explain the statement with any three arguments in the…
"Mahatma Gandhi launched a more broad-based movement in India by joining Khilafat Andolan." Explain the statement with any three arguments in the context of Non-Cooperation Movement.
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(i) The First World War had ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey.
(ii) Harsh Peace Treaty was imposed on the Ottoman emperor (the Khalifa).
(iii) To defend the Khalifa’s temporal powers, a Khilafat Committee was formed.
(iv) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali joined with Mahatma Gandhi for mass action.
(v) Gandhiji united Muslims under the umbrella of a unified national movement.
(vi) At the Calcutta Session of the Congress in September $\displaystyle 1920$, he convinced other leaders of the need to start a Non-Cooperation Movement in support of Khilafat as well as for Swaraj.
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