Revision Notes for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 3 Nationalism in India

We are providing Chapterwise Quick Revision Notes for Class 10 Social Science SST. CBSE Class 10 Social Science SST contains History, Geography, Civics (Political Science) and Economics.

History: India and the Contemporary World – II
Geography : Contemporary India – II
Civics (Political Science) : Democratic Politics – II
Economics : Understanding Economic Development – II

Here we have given Revision Notes for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 3 Nationalism in India.

Let’s have a look at important terms and events covered in chapter 3 Nationalism in India.

Important Terms

Vernacular Act: the act through which the British government got extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular languages. It was created in 1878 to curtail the freedom of the Indian press.
Boycott: The refusal to deal and associate with people, participate in activities, or buy and use things; usually a form of protest.
Inland Emigration Act: It was an Act through which plantation workers were not permitted to leave the tea gardens without permission.
Satyagraha: A non-violent method used by Gandhiji against the oppressor.
Khilafat movement: It was a movement by Indian Muslims allied with Indian Nationalists, led by the famous Ali brothers, Mohammed Ali and Shaukat Ali to protest against the injustice done to Turkey after World War I.
Non-cooperation Movement: This movement was launched by Gandhiji in 1920. Its aims were to show the resentment to actions considered oppressive like Jallianwala Bagh and Rowlatt Act.
Gandhi-Irwin Pact: It was an agreement signed in March 1931 under which the Civil Disobedience Movement was called off.
Dandi March: Gandhiji, along with 78 of his followers, started from his Ashram at Sabarmati to Dandi on the sea coast on foot, and broke the salt law by making salt.
Poona Pact: It was a pact which was signed between Gandhiji and Dr. B.R Ambedkar. The Pact gave the depressed classes reserved seats in provincial and central legislative councils.
Nationalism: It involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e., a nation. A sense of national consciousness, exalting one nation above all others and placing emphasis on its development and prosperity.
Colonisation: The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

Important Dates:

1917 – Mahatma Gandhi launches the Champaran campaign in Bihar to focus attention on the grievances of ‘indigo’ planters in April.
1919 – Rowlatt Bill introduced on Feb 16, 1919.
1919 – The Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place on 13th April in Amritsar.
1920 – The Indian National Congress (INC) adopts the Non-Co-operation Resolution in December.
1920-22 – Mahatma Gandhi suspends Non-Co-operation Movement on Feb 12 after the violent incidents at Chauri Chaura.
1922-23 – ‘Swaraj’ Party was formed by Motilal Nehru and others on 1st January.
1925 – The Kakori Train Conspiracy case in August.
1928 – Simon Commission arrives in Bombay on Feb 3. An All-India hartal was called on. Lala Lajpat Rai assaulted by police at Lahore.
1929 – Lord Irwin announced that the goal of British policy in India was to grant the Dominion status to India. On 31st Oct. and Congress adopts the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’.
1930 – Mahatma Gandhi launches the Civil Disobedience movement with his epic Dandi March (Mar 12 to Apr 6). First phase of the Civil Disobedience movement: Mar 12, 1930 to Mar 5, 1931.
1931 – On 5th March, the ‘Gandhi lrwin’ pact was signed and the Civil Disobedience movement was suspended.
1931 – Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Rajguru were executed on 23rd March.
1932 – Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial on 4th January.
1932 – Gandhiji in jail, begins his epic ‘fast unto death’ against the Communal Award on 20th September and ends the fast on 26th of the same month after the Poona Pact.
1935 – The Government of India Act 1935 was passed on 4th August.
1939 – The Muslim League observes the resignation of the Congress ministries as ‘Deliverance Day’ on 22nd December.
1942 – The INC meets in Bombay; adopts ‘Quit India’ resolution on 7th & 8th August.
1942 – Gandhiji and other Congress leaders were arrested on 9th August.
1942 – Quit India movement begins on 11th of August; the Great August Uprising.
1946 – Jawaharlal Nehru takes over as Congress president on 6th July.
1947 – Lord Mountbatten, the last British Viceroy and Governor General of India, sworn in on 24th March
1947 – Mountbatten Plan was made on 3rd June for the partition of India and the announcement was made on June 4th that transfer to power will take place on August 15th.

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