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Study materialRowlatt Act 1919 and Jallianwala Bagh MassacreThe 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. Study materialWorld War I and India: Contributions, Impact and NationalismIndia's contribution to World War I was vast — 1.5 million soldiers, enormous financial contributions, and strategic resources — but the war's aftermath brought the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the Rowlatt Act, and the radicalisation of Indian nationalism that led to Gandhi's mass movements. Study materialMahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Movement (1919–1947) — Part 2: 2. The Rowlatt Act (1919) and the Jallianwala Bagh MassacrePart 2: Rowlatt Act (1919) — detention without trial, no right of appeal; Rowlatt Hartal (6 April 1919); Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April 1919) — Brig. Gen. Dyer, 379 killed (official); Hunter Commission; Gandhi becomes national leader.