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1857
Indian soldiers rebelled and marched to Delhi and took control of it in a control of protest. -
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1858
At this time of the year, the British government took direct command of India. The word “Raj” was created in this event, which is a rule indicated for the Indians by the British and the British crown, which is known as Queen Victoria. -
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1885
The primarily Hindu Indian National Congress/Congress party was one of the two nationalist groups that was created in this year, which their purpose was to rid India from foreign rule. -
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1893
This date is the year when Gandhi gets kidded off an South African train for being colored. He was sitting in a “whites only,” but since his ticket was bought online, the people selling the tickets didnt know a colored man was going to get it. When a white man saw Gandhi sitting in his seat, he rapidly complained. Gandhi started defending himself and refusing to move to third class, since he did have a ticket, which only got him into getting kicked off the train. -
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1906
The Muslim League was one of the two nationalist groups that was created in this year, which their purpose was to rid India from foreign rule. -
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1908
This is the year when Gandhi and many other indians decided to burn their registration cards. They broke the law, so they were all put in jail for a total of 6 years, they were arrested for these many years because of protest. -
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1918
This year was when the Indian troops returned home from attending the war, and started expanding out they home in Britain since they were promised more equality. With time living there, they were still treated the same, they were treated unequal and as second-class citizens, so they started rebelling with violence to teach British a lesson. -
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1919
The Rowlatt Acts event happened this year, where the Indians who rebelled were taken there to go through the laws they were accused of breaking, that can end up causing 2 years in jail. The Indians actually were on denial when they were on trial, meaning that they were let go in peace but they lied in order for that to happen. -
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1920
This was a year when many Indians were arrested by the British because of their participation in strikes and demonstrations. All protests were led to riots because of Gandhi’s non-violence pleas. No Indian was violent, they obeyed Gandhi like a father, and even if it caused Indians to live through danger, Indians risked through that danger. -
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1920
This is the year when Gandhi makes a difference, even though it's just a little thing. Gandhi encouraged all Indians to stop buying their clothes from British, and instead learn to make their own clothing, and they did. -
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1930
This is the year when Gandhi wanted to prove that he can make salt too. According to the British law, all Indians need to buy all their salt from the government. Gandhi decided to protest, and decided to walk 240 miles to the seacoast with millions of Indians walking behind him, supporting him. When getting to the seacoast, Gandhi made salt, committing a civil disobedience against the British. This peaceful protest was called “The Salt March.” -
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1935
British tried to give India independence, since that was what Indians were always looking for. But that independence came with some British laws behind it, which actually meant that Indians were not completely independent. -
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1942
This is the year when Gandhi begins a new movement. The nationwide “Quit India” movement was created this year by Gandhi, and it was another way to defend all Indians from the British, and show them that Indians are just as strong or even stronger than British are. -
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1943
This is the year when Gandhi decided to go on a hunger strike. Gandhi did many hunger strikes in order to get Indians to realize how much something means to him, and how much not seeing it happen makes him suffer. But this hunger strike that occurred in this year, was when Gandhi was 73 years old, and he went 21 days without eating. -
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1944
This is the year when sadly, Gandhi’s wife dies. She was 74, and left us all with many beautiful memories. -
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1946
This is the year when India finally accomplished being an independent nation. This was the year where all of the hard work, determination, and love towards their country paid off. -
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1947
This is the year when Partition was involved. Partition made India have two nations divided, so in other words, the Muslims nation was separated from the Hindus nations and they lived in separate areas on India.
The new nation of Pakistan is located where most of the Muslims lived, which was in the northwest and eastern regions of India. -
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1947
This is the year when Gandhi went on another hunger strike to prove his point on non-violence. This hunger strike was to stop communal violence in Calcutta, and it lasted up to 3 days. -
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1948
This is the year when Gandhi did another hunger strike. The reason for this hunger strike was for communal unity in Delhi. This hunger strike lasted 5 days. -
1948
This is the date when Gandhi was shot and killed. The reason he was shot was because, when he saw rivers of Muslim blood out on the streets of India, Gandhi decided to go to the capital of Delhi to get more fair treatment of Muslim refugees. When Gandhi committed that act, he was a victim for the nations violence, since he looked as if he chose a “side” from both Indian nations. So, since Gandhi protected the Muslim nation, he was shot by a Hindu that felt betrayed by him.
