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Gandhi was thrown off a train in South Africa
Act of Imperialism Gandhi had a ticket for first class. The conductor of the train wanted him to move to third class but he refused to move. The conductor had him thrown off of the train. -
Gandhi refused to show ID card
Act of Protest Ghandhi refused to show ID card because he did not want to have to show it anymore because the British do not have to. -
Gandhi was arrested for not showing ID card
Act of Imperialism Gandhi was arrested for the first time in South Africa for refusing to show his identification card. The British were not required to carry a Id card, but the Indians had to. He was later released once an agreement was found. -
Massacre of Amisrsar
Act of Imperialism British troops fired on a group of non-violent protesters and killed a large number of them. This took place in a public garden of Amisrar. The shooting was ordered by General Dryer. He went with 50 rifleman to a raised bank and ordered them to shoot at the crowd. The troops were fireing for about 10 minutes until the ammunition was almost gone. Once it was over, British sources said that about 379 people were dead with 1,100 people wounded. -
Gandhi introduces non-violent protest
Act of Protest Gandhi calls for a non-voilent protest and that the people should not fight back. Protestors would not buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts, and try to uphold Indian values. -
Gandhi burned British chothes
Act of Protest In attempt to non violently revolt against the British, Gandhi encouraged his followers to burn all British made clothing and make their own instead. Gandhi was known for spinning his own robes and the method quickily begin to spread throughout India. -
Salt March
Act of Protest Gandhi starts a Salt March to protest the tax of salt from the British. About 80 men joined him. Once he reached the coast, he picked up some salt. This forced many Brtitish stores to close because of the sudden abundance of salt among Indians.
The Salt March started a series of protests that caused British shops to close. -
British arrest as many Indians selling salt as they can
Act of Imperialism The British decide to arrest as many Indians that they could, that were selling or buying salt. The British arrested them for the unlawful sale and purchase of salt.
They filled up the jails and they also ended up putting Gandhi in the already crowded jail. -
Protest at Salt Works
Act of Protest Protesters met at the Salt Works to protest the salt tax. This was after the conclusion of Gandhi's Salt March. This was planned by an Indian freedom fighter named Abbas Tyabji. The reporter that was a witnedd to this event decribed it as that the Indians did not fight back as the British beat them down -
British beat down Indians at Salt Works
Act of Imperialism Naidu told the people protesting to not fight back and they went up to the Soldiers and they tried to get out. The soldiers would not let them and started to beat the Indians up. An American Reporter was an eye witness to all the happenings and describes the Indians going down like ten-pins. He also said that the Indians were falling faster then the people could carry them off.
