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1857 (Indian Rebellion)
Soldiers were taken to prison because they refused to accept the cartilages that had pork fat. The Indian soldiers rebelled, they marched to Delhi where they joined Indian soldiers. They captured Delhi, and from then on the rebellion spread to northern and central India. -
1858
The Government of India was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and took direct command of India. -
1885
Indian National Congress, founded by a collection of educated elites hoping to build bridges with governors and other officials, went on to become the most influential organization in the transition to sovereignty. Indian people began to become mad because they were not paid enough and were treated as second class citizens. -
1906
Muslim league was created seperate from the Indian National Congress because the British separated the Muslims and the Hindu to make it harder for them to unite and declare independance. -
1918 (End of war)
1918- Indian troops returned to India from the war and expected the British promise. It was that if Indians listed for the British army and helped out with the war then the the british government would make reform that would lead to self-government. But, when they got back Indians were still treated as second class citizens. Some of the radical nationalists made violent acts against the British to show they hatred. -
1919
British passed the Rowlatt Acts through Indian’s imperial Legislative Council. These were laws that permitted the government to jail protesters without trial for as long as two years. -
1920
Gandhi started his experiment of non-violent non-cooperation with the british government. By the end Indians refused to pay British taxes or buy goods. Indians started being arrested ny British if they participated in strikes. -
1930
Gandhi organized a demonstrations to defy the hated Salt Acts, which meant that the Indians could only buy salt from the British government. Gandhi and his followers walked a long way to the seacoast, and began to collect their own saltwater and by evaporating the water they were left with only salt. This was called the Salt March. -
1935
The British parliament passed the Government of India Act that helped provide local self-government and limited democratic elections but not Independance. -
1946
Since the British were in dept from WWII and they couldn't stay like that, they divided into two groups since they didn't want a hindu government. -
1947
The British passed an at that granded India and Pakistan independence, Gandhi went to the Delhi and begged for fair treatment of Muslim refugees. -
1948
Gandhi got killed.
