Extremist Phase (1905-17)

           Reasons for the Emergence of Extremists:

                    Realization that the true nature of British rule was exploitative 

                    International influences and events which demolished the myth of White/ European supremacy. These included- Abyssinia/ Ethopia’s victory over Italy (1896), Boer wars (1899-1902) in which the British faced reverse, Japan victory over Russia (1905)

                    Dissatisfaction with the achievements of Moderated 

                    Reactionary policies of Curzon such as Calcutta Cooperation Act (1904), Indian Universities Act (1905) and Partition of Bengal (1905)

                     Existence of a militant school of thought and emergence of a trained leadership.