8: Annie Besant The national movement was in a rather dormant state from 1909 to 1916. But it revived during the First World War when Annie Besant, an English admirer of Indian Culture and the newly released Lokmanya Tilak started a popular, all-lndia constitutional agitation under the auspices of the two Indian Home Rule Leagues. Indian revolutionaries abroad were also very active during the War of special importance was the establishment of a mass Ghadar (Rebellion) Party in U.S.A. and Canada which had branches in East Asia and South-East Asia and which tried to organize armed uprisings in India. Check Your Progress 3 Note: i) ii)
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Differentiate between the methods adopted by moderates and militant nationalists Answer in about 10 lines. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………..…..........................................................
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Why were the moderate nationalists condemned by the British as seditious elements'' Answer in about 10 lines ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………................................................................................
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What do you understand by Swadeshi Movement? To what extent was this movement an advance in terms of methods adopted by earlier nationalists? Answer in about 100 words.