The Boycott Movement and the Swadeshi Movement


 
 
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The Boycott Movement and the Swadeshi Movement

The Boycott Movement and the Swadeshi Movement (1905) : leaders of anti-partition movement decided to use Indian goods and to boycott British Goods.

  • People gathered at crossroads, and burnt the imported goods that they had. People picketed shops selling foreign goods (i.e., stood outside such shops and stopped customers not to enter or buy goods). The imported sugar was boycotted. This was called the boycotted movement.
  • People resolved to use only things made in India. This was called the Swadeshi movement. Swadeshi means ‘of one’s own country’. People began wearing cotton clothes made in India. This was a two-pronged attack on the British. The Boycott movement affected British trade and industry, while the Swadeshi movement helped local Indian industry to prosper. The Congress leaders supported the Swadeshi and Boycotted movements and hoped that this would bring the British to their knees.
  • The Swadeshi movement sought to oppose British rule and encourage the ideas of self- help. Swadeshi enterprise. National education, and use of Indian languages, to fight for Swaraj, the radicals advocated mass mobilization and boycott of British institutions and goods. 
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    Question : 1

    ________ is an act of protest by the people outside a building or shop to prevent others from entering .

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 2

    Arrange the following in the chronological order :

    1. Home Rule League
    2. Swadeshi Movement
    3. Bardoli Movement
    4. Round Table Conference
    Right Option : B
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