How was Civil Disobedience Movement different from the earlier Movement

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The non-cooperation and the civil disobedience movements were landmark moments during  India’s independence struggle. Both played a key role in ensuring that India’s independence from British rule was guaranteed on 15th August 1947 and both were the brainchild of Mahatma Gandhi.

Although both the movements had the complete independence of India in mind, the manner in which they were executed and the methodology employed were remarkably different.

The non-cooperation movement sought the attention of the British colonial authorities by bringing the government to a standstill. 

The civil disobedience movement sought to paralyze the government by breaking a specific set of rules and administration.

How was Civil Disobedience Movement different from the earlier Movement

This article will further highlight the difference between non-cooperation movement and civil-disobedience movement for the IAS Exam

The differences between the non-cooperation movement and civil-disobedience movement are given in the table below:                                                                        

Differences between the Non-cooperation and Civil-Disobedience Movements

Non-cooperation

Civil-Disobedience

It was launched on  September 5th, 1920 and it ended on 5th February 1922 It began on March 12, 1930, through the launch of the Salt Satyagraha
The Non-Cooperation Movement sought to bring the working of the government to a standstill by not cooperating with the administration. The Civil Disobedience Movement was an attempt at paralysing the administration by breaking some specific rules and regulations.
There was large scale participation of Muslim working class in the Non-Cooperation movement The Civil-Disobedience movement saw less participation from the Muslim community due to the policy of divide and rule by the British and the communal propaganda of the Muslim League and the Hindu Mahasabha
The non-cooperation movement was geographically confined to certain parts of India The civil disobedience movement saw widespread geographical coverage and mass participation in comparison to the non-cooperation movement
The movement was called off in 1922 due to the Chauri-Chaura incident  (Occurred on Feb 5th, 1922) The movement was withdrawn after the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin pact

Both the Non-cooperation movement and civil disobedience movement are covered under the  Modern Indian History segment of the UPSC Exams. The following links will help candidates with the segment:

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Non-cooperation movement began in 1920 after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre which took place at Amritsar in April 1919. It was organised by Gandhi.

Gandhi had put forward eleven demands before the British government, either to accept or decline. The British didn’t respond to these demands. The eleven demands of Gandhi were to reduce expenditure on Army and civil services by 50 per cent, introduce total prohibition, carry out reforms in Criminal Investigation Department (CID), change Arms Act allowing popular control of issue of firearms licence, release of political prisoners, accept Postal Reservation Bill, reduce rupee-sterling exchange ratio, introduce textile protection, reserve coastal shipping for Indians, reduce land revenue by 50 per cent, abolish salt tax and government’s salt monopoly.

A common similarity between the two movements is the intention of the general public of the country, which wanted to drive away the British from India. Due to the movements, the people could be united in an attempt to act against the oppressive rule of the British and speak as one voice.

The Non-Cooperation Movement was started in 1921 by Gandhiji.

The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched in 1930.

The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn by Gandhiji due to violent incident at Chauri Chaura But the Civil Disobedience Movement was withdrawn in 1931, when Gandhi signed ‘Gandhi-Irwin’ pact.

Due to Khalifa issues Muslim community participated in Non-Cooperation on large scale. The movement also witnesses mass participation from the middle class section.

The Civil Disobedience Movement was first supported by the Industrialists like GD Birla, Purshottam das Thakur. The growing proximity of the Congress party and Hindu Mahasabha prevented the Muslims to participate in Civil Disobedience Movement.

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Hint: One of the movements started in 1920 and ended in 1922. The other movement started in 1930 and ended in 1931.

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The Civil Disobedience Movement and the Non-Cooperation Movements were both very significant parts of India’s struggle for freedom. They were crucial for ensuring that India was granted independence on the 15th of August 1947. Both these movements were launched under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. But both these movements were very different from each other.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENTNON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
i) It was launched on the 12th of March 1930. It began with the Salt Satyagraha.i) This movement was launched on 5th of September 1920.
ii) It was an attempt to paralyze the governance and administration by breaking certain rules and regulations.ii) Through this movement, Mahatma Gandhi aimed to bring the working of the British Government to a standstill by not cooperating with the administration.
iii) This movement saw a large-scale participation from the citizens as compared to the Non-Cooperation Movement.iii) The movement saw limited participation from people and hence it was confined to certain places of the country.
iv) During this movement there was less participation from the Muslim community due to the effective use of the divide and rule policy of the British.iv)There was a significantly large scale of Muslim citizen participating in the Non-cooperation movement, unlike the Civil Disobedience movement.
v) The Civil Disobedience Movement ended on 5th March 1931, when the Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed.vi) The Non-Cooperation Movement ended after the Chauri-Chaura incident on 5th February 1922.

Note:

-Apart from these two movements, Mahatma Gandhi also led four other movements.-They were the Champaran Movement of 1917, the Kheda Movement of 1918, the Khilafat Movement of 1919 and the Quit India Movement of 1942.-At the end of the Non-Cooperation Movement, Gandhi was imprisoned by the British Government for six years.