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East India Company Rule
East India Company forced Indian rulers, one by one to sign treaties. If the treaties were signed this would grant the East India company would get greater power. After the Mughal emporer gave the right to collect taxes, the East India Company Rule became wealthy, and also took over more land. -
The Sepoy Rebellion
The Sepoy rebellion started off when they heard a rumor that the cartridges for their new rifles were greased with beef or pork fat. To the sepoys, the beef or pork fat to them is from what they believe a sacred animal. A new law also upset them that required them to fight for Britain in foreign lands. Hindus believed they would lose aste if they traveled overseas. -
Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi's principles were satyagraha or truth force which was his ideas about the use of nonviolent resistance to end injustice. His other principle was influenced from Thoreau who practiced disobedience. Ghandhi fought for freedom in India. -
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress dominated the Indian movement for independence from Great Britain. This has formed most of India's government from the time of independence. -
Formation of the Muslim League
Divisions started to grow between the Muslim League and Hindu Congress Party. The Muslims feared that their rights wouldn't be respected, the differences in religious beliefs eventually led to clashes. The Muslim leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted a separate nation. -
Salt March
During this time Gandhi led followers on a 200 mile long march to the coast. They brokke the law and Gandhi was arrested with 50,000 other Indians. When Britain forbade Indians to make salt they broke the law and made salt from the sea. People in Britain began to debate if they should hold onto India or not. -
Quit India Campaign
Without being granted immediate independence from the Indians duing WWII, they refused to support the war. The British refused to give them independence and bgan a "Quit India" movement. The Quit India movement was a non-cooperation with the British policy. -
Hindu-Muslim Conflict
In this time divisions bgan to grow between the Muslim League and the Hindu Congress Party. The Muslim leader Muhammad Jinnah wanted a separate nation while the Muslims feared their rights would not be respected. -
Indian Independence Act
The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act which finally ended the British rule in India and Split the Indian subcontinent into two main nations. The two new nations are Pakistan and India. Mass migration was an effect of mass violence due to distrust and fear. -
Gandhi Assassinated
In the end, Gandhi was sickened by the violence and refused to celebrate India's independence. The months that followed, Gandhi help prayer meetings. By 1948 Gandhi was shot by a Hindu extremist.
