Question

State any two causes that led to the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930.

Answer 1

• The economic depression of 1929 and resultant political and socio-economic tensions intensified anti-imperialist mood, thus making the Civil Disobedience Movement inevitable. Agricultural prices began to fall from 1926 and collapsed after 1930. Due to the fall in demand and exports, the Indian farmers found it difficult to sell their harvest and pay their revenue. This caused immense tension in the countryside.
  
• Another major reason for the movement was the appointment of a statutory commission under sir John Simon. It was set up in response to the national movement and was to look into the constitutional reform in India. The major problem with the commission was that it did not had a single Indian member.