Lord Chelmsford (1916-21)
2. Lucknow Pact (1916) between the Congress and the Muslim League.
3. Chamber of Prince established in 1921.
4. Home Rule League formed by Annie Besant.
5. Rowlatt Committee submits its report and Rowlatt Act passed in 1919.
6. Emergence of Gandhi into the national leadership, with the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917.
7. Declared in 1917 that the ultimate aim of British rule in India is the establishment of 'self-government' in the country.
8. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 13th April, 1919. Hunter commission on Punjab wrongs.
9. Montagu-Chelmsford reforms through Government of India Act, 1919. Dual system of government known as ‘Dyarchy’ was established in the Provinces, with some powers devolved to the elected members of the Legislatures. The powers of the government were divided into two: “Transferred List” and “Reserved List”. Those items included in the Transferred List were handed over to the elected representatives, while the items in the Reserved List remained under the control of the Governors. The Act is named after Lord Chelmsford & Lord Montague, the Secretary of State for India.
10. S. B. Sinha became Governor of Bihar. He was the first Indian to become a governor.
11. Third Afghan war started.
12. Aligarh Muslim University was founded in 1920.
13. Beginning of the Non - Co - operation Movement and the Khilafat Movement in 1920.
14. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was formed in 1920.
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