Category 15 · Modern History
Revolutionary Activities and the First World War
8 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Why the Surge of Revolutionary Activities, 1907-1917; Revolutionary Activities in Bengal; and 6 more.
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Why the Surge of Revolutionary Activities, 1907-1917
Revolutionary activity of 1907-17 grew out of militant nationalism after the open Swadeshi Movement declined. Young nationalists, disillusioned by the Extremists' failure to find new forms of struggle and facing repression, concluded that the British must…
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Revolutionary Activities in Bengal
Bengal was the centre of revolutionary activity: the Anushilan Samiti and Yugantar groups, the Muzaffarpur bomb of 1908 by Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki, the Alipore conspiracy case, the Delhi bomb on Hardinge in 1912 and…
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Revolutionary Activities in Maharashtra and Punjab
In Maharashtra revolutionary activity ran from Vasudev Balwant Phadke's Ramosi force (1879) and the Chapekar brothers' murder of Rand (1897) to Savarkar's Mitra Mela and Abhinav Bharat and the killing of Jackson in 1909. In Punjab…
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Revolutionary Activities Abroad
Indian revolutionaries went abroad for shelter, uncensored literature and arms: India House in London under Shyamji Krishnavarma, Madame Cama's Paris and Geneva group, the Berlin Committee for Indian Independence and, most important, the Ghadr Party of…
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Decline of the First Phase of Revolutionary Activity
The first phase of revolutionary activity declined after the First World War. The release of prisoners held under the Defence of India Rules cooled passions, Montagu's August 1917 statement created a mood of conciliation, and Gandhi's…
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15.6
Home Rule League Movement
The Home Rule Movement, led by Tilak (league of April 1916, Poona) and Annie Besant (league of September 1916, Madras), demanded self-government within the British Empire on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues. It…
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Lucknow Session of 1916 and the Lucknow Pact
At Lucknow in 1916, under the Moderate president Ambika Charan Majumdar, the Congress readmitted the Extremists led by Tilak, and the Congress and the Muslim League presented joint demands. The Lucknow Pact had the Congress accept…
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Montagu's Statement of August 1917
On 20 August 1917 Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, declared in the House of Commons that British policy was increasing participation of Indians in every branch of administration and gradual development of self-governing institutions,…
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Revolutionary Activities and the First World War?
Revolutionary Activities and the First World War has 8 micro topics in Modern History: Why the Surge of Revolutionary Activities, 1907-1917; Revolutionary Activities in Bengal; Revolutionary Activities in Maharashtra and Punjab; Revolutionary Activities Abroad; Decline of the First Phase of Revolutionary Activity; Home Rule League Movement; Lucknow Session of 1916 and the Lucknow Pact; Montagu's Statement of August 1917.
Is Revolutionary Activities and the First World War important for UPSC Prelims?
Revolutionary Activities and the First World War is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 8 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.