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Hopes crushed by Britain
All hopes of major political change was descouraged in 1917 when Britain declared it would maintain control of India as a part of Britains empire. -
Repression in 1919
Britain incresed opression of Indian people after they were forced to raise arms on a group of Indian protestors -
Congress gains support !920
Thanks to Ganhi the Congress gains mass support by all types of Indian peoples -
Women in 1923-1930
women gain the right to run for office among other political rights between 1923-1930 -
Great depression 1929-1930
Major cash crop profits were cut in half diminishing income and lifestyle of people all accross India -
Salt march of 1930
Gandhi and his followers marched to the indian ocean and made salt from it braking britsh law. in response the british killed 102, injured 420, and jailed 60,000 protestors and resistors. -
1933 the coining of Pakistan
name of Pakistan is coined by punjabi muslim student -
Elections of 1937
Sir Chhotu Ram creates the great agricultural caste of Jats ( created of the 3 major religious groups) and won the elections of 1937. but the congress gained 70% of the popular vote -
Lahore Resolution moved
The muslim League moves the lahore resolution demanding an autonomous, in the majority muslim areas -
WW2
WW2 ends creating massive shift in british government. -
British Cabinet
The first arrival of the British cabinet in India -
Direct Action Day (Great Calcutta Killing)
Direct Action Day by muslim league resulting in riots all over the city of Calcutta in the Bengal province of British India -
Election of Constituent Assembly
Election of the constituent assembly: Set up as a result of negotiations between the Indian leders and the members of the British cabinet mission -
Inian Independance Act
Indian Indapendance Act is passed in Pakistan and India granting the intependance from total Britsh reign. -
Bye Bye Gandhi 1948
Gandhi funeral and griefGandhi is assasinated by a Hindu fanatic counter Ganhi's pacive tactics
