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Arrange the following events chronologically starting from the earliest: 1. Ahmedabad Mill Strike 2. Champaran Satyagraha 3. Foundation of the Satyagraha Sabha 4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Explanation
The chronological sequence of these events is as follows: The Champaran Satyagraha occurred in 1917, marking Gandhi's first major political movement in India to address the grievances of indigo farmers [1]. This was followed by the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in March 1918, where Gandhi undertook his first hunger strike to support textile workers [2]. In response to the repressive Rowlatt Act passed in early 1919, Gandhi founded the Satyagraha Sabha in February 1919 to organize a nationwide protest [2]. The movement culminated in the tragic Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on April 13, 1919, when British troops fired on an unarmed crowd in Amritsar [1]. Therefore, the correct order is Champaran (1917), Ahmedabad (1918), Satyagraha Sabha (Feb 1919), and Jallianwala Bagh (April 1919), corresponding to the sequence 2, 1, 3, 4.
Sources
- [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > Fig. 11.17 > p. 314
- [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 15: Emergence of Gandhi > Congress View > p. 327