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East India Company Rule
Indian rulers were forced to sign a treaty granting it much more power. -
The Sepoy Rebellion
The sepoys heard rumors that the cartridges for their rifles that they were supposed to be receiving were greased in beef or pork fat. That made them not to happy and a law that they opposed was put into place which made them even madder. The law was that they had to fight for Britain in foreign lands, but the Hindus thought if they did that then they would lose caste if they traveled overseas. Then that’s when the Sepoy Rebellion started near Delhi and in the end British put down the uprising. -
Mohandas Gandhi (Principles and what he fought for)
Gandhi studied law and didn’t have much success with that. He then moved to South Africa to see if he had more success there and instead he came up with ideas about the use of non-violent fighting to end unfairness which was called satyagrapha method. His goal was to alert the world of British injustice and they would have to accept punishment without fighting back. Also, Britain had to be aware of their wrongdoing. These were ingrained into Hindu beliefs and Christian traditions. -
Formation of the Indian National Congress
This was formed in 1885 and most members were Hindus. It began by them asking British to open more government jobs for the Indians. Later Gandhi took over the leadership of the INC. -
Formation of the Muslim League
Founded by Muhammad Al Jinnah. Tension between Hindus and Muslims was very high. Jinnah believed that the subcontinent should be divided into two separate nations-one for Hindus and one for Muslims. -
Salt March
When Gandhi used the satyagraha method to protest the tax on salt. He and his followers went on a 200-mile march all the way to the coast. That is where they broke the law by making salt from sea water, which led to Gandhi getting arrested and the government keeping its salt tax. -
Quit India Campaign
Gandhi and other congress members organized this campaign. They hoped for Indians to follow the policy of not cooperating with the British. The British attacked by arresting more than 20,000 Congress members. By 1945, the war had died down and Britain realized they could no longer keep India. -
Hindu-Muslim Conflict
They had gotten along all until now and they were in a disagreement because of the religious beliefs between Hindus and Muslims. Muslims wanted a separate Muslim nation and feared that their rights would not be respected in a country ran by Hindus. Hindus disagreed and Gandhi thought that they could work together to have independence in India. Economic and political differences between both groups made more tension between them. -
Indian Independence Act
This act was passed to stop the rioting between Hindus and Muslims. The act ended British rule in India and provided barriers into two separate and independent nations. -
Gandhi Assassinated
Gandhi was sickened by all the violence that was occurring and refused to celebrate India’s independence. He fell himself victim to the violence which led a Hindu extremist to believe that he had betrayed his own people and with that Gandhi was shot.
