Question

Answer the following in 5-6 sentences.
What led to the rise of extremist phase of the Congress?

Answer 1

Causes for the Rise of Extremism are:-

1. Famine and plague of 1896-97 which affected the whole country and the suffering of the masses.
2. The famine and plague of 1896-97 which affected the whole country and the suffering of the masses.
3. The economic conditions of the people became worse.
4. The ill-treatment of Indians in South Africa on the basis of color of skin.
5. The Russo-Japanese war of 1904 – 05 in which Japan defeated the European power Russia. This encouraged Indians to fight against the European nation, Britain.
6. The immediate cause for the rise of extremism was the reactionary rule of Lord Curzon.
   

The reactionary rule of Lord Curzon were as follows:

• He passed the Calcutta Corporation Act, (1899) reducing the Indian control of this local body.
• The Sedition Act and the Official Secrets Act reduced the freedoms of all people.
• The Universities Act (1904) reduced the elected members in the University bodies. It also reduced the autonomy of the universities and made them government departments.
• His worst measure was the Partition of Bengal (1905).