Rowlatt Act

Target entity: Rowlatt Act
Context triple: [Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919, relatedLaw, Rowlatt Act]

• A. Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
  The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.
• B. Government of India Act 1919
  The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
• C. Partition of Bengal 1905
  The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial division of the Bengal province by the British colonial government that sparked widespread nationalist protest and helped galvanize the Indian independence movement.
• D. Government of India Act 1858
  The Government of India Act 1858 was a landmark British law that ended East India Company rule and transferred the administration of India directly to the British Crown, inaugurating the British Raj.
• E. Peterloo Massacre
  The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Rowlatt Act
Target entity description: The Rowlatt Act was a 1919 British colonial law in India that extended wartime emergency measures into peacetime, allowing detention without trial and severe restrictions on civil liberties, and it became a major catalyst for nationwide protests and unrest.

• A. Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
  The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.
• B. Government of India Act 1919
  The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
• C. Partition of Bengal 1905
  The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial division of the Bengal province by the British colonial government that sparked widespread nationalist protest and helped galvanize the Indian independence movement.
• D. Government of India Act 1858
  The Government of India Act 1858 was a landmark British law that ended East India Company rule and transferred the administration of India directly to the British Crown, inaugurating the British Raj.
• E. Peterloo Massacre
  The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
• F. None of above. chosen