"The impossible men of India shall rise and liberate their Motherland"
- Mahatma Gandhi, following the Amritsar Massacre
- Mahatma Gandhi, following the Amritsar Massacre
The Amritsar Massacre
- 1919 anti-British protest took place
- Holiest city for the Sikhs
- Protesters were unarmed
- British overreacted
- 379 protesters were killed; 1000 wounded
- Holiest city for the Sikhs
- Protesters were unarmed
- British overreacted
- 379 protesters were killed; 1000 wounded
Question: what if the protesters had been armed?
Summary
The Amritsar massacre took place in the Jallianwala Bagh public garden in the northern Indian city of Amritsar on 13 April 1919. The shooting that took place was ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer. The response to this brought the world to pay attention to this cause and pick up movement. Gandhi Led this movement.