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East India Trading Company Founded
East India Trading was founded to trade with southeast Asia and India. They wanted to trade with India particularly for their spices. However the company soon became largely involved with India's politics and Brought about their Colonialism.
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Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was 3,000 British East India Company soldiers against 5,000 soldiers of Siraj ud Daulah's and the French East Indian Trading Company. It began to rain and the British covered their cannon powder their rivals however did not and lost to the British. This allowed allowed the East India Company to seize land in India.http://asianhistory.about.com/od/colonialisminasia/p/profbritraj.htm -
India Becomes under the direst rule of Britian
After the Sepoy Mutiny, The East india Company Executed the Muhgal Emperor ending the dynasty. The control of India was given to a British Governor/General who reported back to Britain.
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India National Congress
The India National Congress was formed December 1885. The India National Congress met every year in December in different parts of the country. The congress used only Petition, Prayer and Protest to begin with.
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Amritsar Massacre
The Amritsar Massacre caused a National movement against Britain, when Bristish soldiers fired on a crowd of protesters killing around 1500 men, women, and children.
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Non-Cooperation Movement
in September of 1920 Ghandi began the Non-cooperation movement. It was the first country-wide movement in India. People would do things like burn the foreign clothes which were a sign of bondage to Britain and make their own clothes. however when all of the major leaders except Ghandi were arrested and violence began Ghandi ended the movement in February 1922 and himself was soon arrested.
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Dandi March
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Gandhi-Irwin pact .
The Ghandi-Irwin Pact allowed the immediate release of all political prisoners put in prison for violence, fines that were not collected would be forgotten, confiscated lands not sold to a third person were to be returned. British Government also allowed villages along the coast to make salt. etc.
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"British Quit India"
The "Quit India" resolution was signed by Ghandi under pressure of the congress to do so. He did not believe in it and in the end was proved true, and all the prominent leaders were thrown in prison. It did however help in the push for an independent india.
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Independent Country at Last
in 1947, August 15th India is Finally an independent nation. Free of Britain.
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