Give two reasons for Non Cooperation movement.

The two reasons are as follows:

1) The first world war lead to huge increase in defense expenditure and increased taxes. Forced recruitment caused widespread anger. Famine and epidemic badly affected people.This outraged the people.

2) In 1919 the Imperial Legislative council hurriedly passed the Rowlatt Act,despite of mass and united opposition of indian members. The law gave the govt enormous power to repress political activities and allow detention of political prisoners widout trial for 2 yrs.

These two factors were followed by Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and the Khilafat issue. The factors collectively united the country to oppose the colonial powers and not to cooperate with the British- ultimately leading to the non-cooperation movement of January 1921.