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| Many people demonstrated peaceful protests in the streets of India |
Noncooperation Campaign
Gandhi did however have a non successful revolt named the "Noncooperation Campaign". This unsuccessful organization was an attempt to induce the British Raj to grant India self-government. Unfortunately a massacre arose in Amritsar in April 1919 where the British killed many Indians. However, Gandhi did strengthen the campaign by protesting using nonviolence. Hindus and Muslims, together provided peaceful disobedience. After things seemed as though the strikes were going to be a success, Gandhi was imprisoned, and soon the entire revolt fell apart. Even with the 44% drop of the value of the British cloth and successful non-violent protests, Muslim leaders began abandoning non-violence.While in prison, the noncooperation campaign had failed as the non-violence outlook Gandhi had wanted soon became violent, after the killings of several people with the death of 22 police officers. Trying to control the violent outbreaks, Gandhi agreed to hold a small demonstration campain in Bardoli, however this only became more violent. With this ended the Bardoli movement and declared the end of noncoorporation. A month after, Gandhi was arrested and tried for sedition and was sentenced to six years in prison.
