The events that led to the Civil Disobedience Movement include :
(i) The arrival of Simon Commission consisting of all British members, in 1928 and their report.
(ii) Successful peasant movement in Bardoli, Meerut and Lahore conspiracy cases in 1929.
(iii) Lahore session of Congress in1929.
(iv) Nehru report in respect of Indian Constitution.
(v) Demonstrators being brutally assaulted in anti-Simon Commission agitation.
Industrialists supported this movement because :
During the First World War, Indian merchants and industrialists had made huge profits and became powerful. Keen on expanding their business, they now reacted against colonial policies that restricted business activities.
