Question

If you investigate the Amristar Massacre, what effect will you find it had on British colonial rule in India?(1 point)
Responses

Indians had more violent uprisings against the British in retaliation for the massacre.
Indians had more violent uprisings against the British in retaliation for the massacre.

Indians began demanding India’s independence from British rule.
Indians began demanding India’s independence from British rule.

Indians demanded Indian equality in government representation to rule jointly with the British.
Indians demanded Indian equality in government representation to rule jointly with the British.

Indians felt that Britain began to rule India in more violent ways in retaliation for the massacre.
Indians felt that Britain began to rule India in more violent ways in retaliation for the massacre.

Answer 1

Indians began demanding India’s independence from British rule.

The 1919 Amritsar (Jallianwala Bagh) Massacre shocked and radicalized public opinion, weakening trust in British rule and helping turn the nationalist movement toward demands for full independence (e.g., Gandhi’s noncooperation movement).