Answer:
(i)
The First World War ended with the defeat of Ottoman Turkey.
(ii) There were rumours that a harsh peace treaty was going to be imposed
on the Ottoman emperor?the spiritual head of the Islamic world?the Khalifa.
(iii) To defend the Khalifa's temporal powers, a Khilafat
Committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919.
(iv) A young generation of Muslim leaders like the Alt
brothers, Muhammad Alt and Shaukat Ali, began discussing with Mahatma Gandhi
about the possibility of a united mass action on the issue.
(v) Gandhiji saw this as an opportunity to bring Muslims
under the umbrella of a unified movement called 'Khilafat and Non-cooperation
Movement'.
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