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Rowlatt Act 1919 and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The Rowlatt Act (1919) empowered British authorities to imprison Indians without trial for up to two years, provoking nationwide protests that culminated in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April 1919) in which General Dyer ordered troops to fire on an unarmed crowd, killing at least 379 and transforming Indian politics permanently.
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