Question

Why was khilafat and non-cooperation movement launched in 1919? What was it's main aim?

Answer 1

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During World War I Turkey was defeated and Britain won the war or was on the side of the winning party . So the British humiliated and insulted the Caliph in Turkey who was considered to be the religious head of all Muslims in the world . This hurt the sentiments of Muslims and so the Khilafat movement was started by the Ali brothers . The objective of the movement was to bring back the respect of the Caliph . Mahatma Gandhi saw this as an opportunity to overthrow the British . He joined the movement and started the non-cooperation movement to bring about Hindu- Muslim unity and to attack the British with double impact .

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