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Battle of Plassey
The East India Company wins over Indian forces securing its power in India -
Sepoy Mutiny
Rumors began that the cartridges of the Indian soldiers used beef and pork fat. This outraged both Hindus and Muslims and most refused them. The soldiers that refused were imprisoned but the next day they rebeled and joined the indian soldiers and captured the city of Delhi -
British Took Direct Command of India
After the Sepoy Mutiny the British took complete control of India -
Viceroy
A British governor-general was appointed in India to carry out the government's orders this position held the title of Viceroy -
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress formed -
Partition of Bengal
The British divided into a Hindu section and a Muslim section, which proved to be a disadvantage when trying to unite for the fight for independence -
Muslim League
The Muslim League formed -
Bengal Rearrangement
The British took controll of the province and rearanged it a different way -
Ganhi returns to India
Gandhi comes back to India after being away in South Africa -
Return of the indian troops
Indian troops expected their promises to be fulfilled but instead they were once again treated as lower-class citizens from the British -
Rowlatt Acts Spark Indian Nationalism
Because of the Rowlatt Acts 10,000 Hindus and Muslims met at an enclosed square of Amritsar to fast and pray with the intent of protesting their disapproval of the British law like the Rowlatt Acts -
Start of Civil Disobedience
Gandhi's non-violent approach against the British had begun. Indians would fight with boycotts and strikes. They wouldn’t buy anything from the British, participate in their elections, or attend their schools. Their strikes made the British struggled keeping their industries working and with the amount of people that were being arrested -
The Salt March
In India, British government had complete control over the Salt business. Indians could only buy Salt from the government and production of salt was illegal except with special permission -
Limited Self-Government
The British Parliament Passed the Government of India Act, which allowed India to have a local self-government but not independence. -
Tensions Rise Between Hindus and Muslims
Four days of fighting in Calcutta killed more than 5,000 people and hurt more than 15,000 -
Pakistan
The British House of Commons passed an act that granted two nations, India and Pakistan independence. -
Gandhi's Death
Gandhi was disappointed of all the violence going on so he went to Delhi to beg people for fair treatment of Muslims, but was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist that believed he was being to protective of Muslims
