Describe the Non-Cooperation Movement of the 1920s.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2024). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] People joined the Non-Cooperation Movement founded by Gandhi.
2. [1] British cloth was burned, and production of hand-spun and hand-woven Indian textiles was encouraged.
3. [1] Teachers and students left English colleges and schools and set up their own institutions.
4. [1] Lawyers gave up their practices, boycotting the English legal system.
5. [1] Elections for the reformed Councils in 1920 were ignored, and Congress refused to field candidates.
6. [1] The British imprisoned 30,000 political prisoners.
7. [1] Gandhi ended the campaign in 1922.
8. [1] The subcontinent was geographically strategic.
9. [1] The subcontinent was too valuable in terms of power, prestige, and trade.
10. [1] Britain's image as a world power would be severely damaged.
11. [1] The large British population in the subcontinent would have felt abandoned.
12. [1] The 14 Points were in response to the Nehru Report (importance)
13. [1] The 14 Points should form the basis of any future discussions with Congress and Britain on the future of India (importance)
14. [1] The 14 Points demanded adequate representation of minorities (importance)
15. [1] Muslims should have one-third of the seats in the Central Assembly (importance)
16. [1] Elections should be by separate electorates (importance)
17. [1] Muslim culture, education, language, religion, and charities should be protected by the constitution (importance)
18. [1] Simon Commission – no agreements reached (alternative attempt)
19. [1] Round Table Conferences (alternative attempt)
20. [1] The contents of the Nehru Report (alternative attempt)
21. [1] Allama Iqbal's Allahabad address in 1930 (alternative attempt)
22. [1] The Government of India Act of 1935 introduced a federal (two-tier) system of government (alternative attempt)