<P> The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule . It was led by Mahatma Gandhi after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre . It aimed to resist British rule in India through non-violent means, or "Ahimsa". Protesters would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops . The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi's ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer of 1920 . Gandhi feared that the movement might lead to popular violence . The non-cooperation movement was launched on 1 August 1920 . </P> <P> The non-cooperation movement was a reaction to the oppressive policies of the British Indian government such as the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre . A meeting of civilians held at Jallianwala Bagh near the Golden Temple in Amritsar was fired upon by soldiers under the command of Brigadier - General Dyer, killing and injuring thousands of protestors . The outcry generated by the massacre led to thousands of unrests and more deaths at the hands of the police . The massacre became the most infamous event of British rule in India . </P>

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