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East India Company Rule
The East India Company forced Indian Rulers to give away their powers to the company. The Company gained enormous wealth from India. The Company then set up a law code, a court system and gained more land. -
The Sepoy Rebellion
A rebllion of sepoys took place near Delhi. Sepoys heard that their guns were greased with beef and pork fat and a law created to have sepoys to fight over seas. British slowly put down the uprising. -
Mohandas Gandhi
Ghandi studied law and moved to South Africa to learn about the nonviolent resistance called satyagraha -
Formation of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is believed the largest and oldest democratic organization in the world. -
Formation of the Muslim League
A political party that wanted to seperate the muslim's from the hindu's, Pakistan. It emerged from the Aligarh Movement, formed originally to promote a modern education for Muslims. -
Salt March
1930- Gandhi led a 200 mile march to the coast to make salt from the sea.Gandhi and 50,000 followers were arrested. -
Quit India campaign
The Quit India movement urged Indians not to cooperate with the British.It started when India National Congress refused to support the the war unless given independence. -
Hindu-Muslim Conflict
Muslims demanded a separate country because Hindus often distrusted Muslims. Muslims feared that their right would not be respected. -
Indian Independence Act
In 1947, Britain signed the Indian Independence Act to end British rule and divides India's subcontinent. -
Gandhi Assassinated (30 January 1948)
In January 1948, Gandhi was shot by a Hindu extremeist who believed that Mahtama had betrayed his own people.
