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Indian Rebellion
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India Reclaims Delhi (Unknown day)
India reclaimed Delhi from the British under the command of Major Nicholson.
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Central India Campaign (Unknown day/month)
Last series of actions made by the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A small British army and Indian army overcame the attack of a few states. Some rebels still continued to raid until a year later. -
Government of India Act
This parliament was a bill made by Lord Palmerston that transferred all the power from the East India Company to the Crown. -
Indias Future is Born
Gandhi was born in Porbandar from a wealthy family.
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Indian Telegraph Act (Unknown day/month)
Law in India made by the government to take control of all phones, fax, telegraph, communications, radio, and telex. The government also has the option to tap into phone calls or private conversations. -
Indian National Congress (Unknown day/month)
It was founded in 1885 by members of the occultist movement. This is one of the two major political parties. Largest and oldest working political party in the world. This party is considered centre-left wing in the political spectrum.
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Bengal is Divided (Unknown day/month)
Bengal was divided by the British into Muslim and Hindu areas. The British wanted to increase the tensions between these cultures.
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Styagraha Gets a Meaning
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All-India Muslims League
Political organization that represented the interest of Indian Muslims, is formed.
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India Helps in WWI (Unknown day/month
WWI ended and Gandhi asked Indian people to aid the British. 600,000 Indian soldiers in the British Army. -
Turkish Khalifa (Unknown day/month)
The Khalifa was removed from his power and brothers Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali started the Khilafat movement which Gandhi used to unite the Hindu and Muslim in a movement against the British. -
Rowlatt Act Protest (Unknown day/during Spring)
To protest against the Rowlatt Acts, 10,000 Hindus and Muslims flocked to Amritsar, a major city in Punjab. -
Indian National Congress (Unknown day/month)
It was made to raise the participation of Indians in the government of India. -
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Unknown day/month)
Catalyst of the militant movement against the British. Left the road for the Non-Cooperation movement of Gandhi. the Indian National Congress was urged to to follow the Non-Cooperation movement. -
Rowlatt Act (Unknown day/month)
The British passed the laws that allowed the government to jail protesters without a trial.
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Protestants Become Indian Symbols
People were protesting the “Public safety bill” and “The Trade Disputes” bill which would reduce civil rights of people. Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw a bomb to call attention and get arrested so they would use the trial and talk about their ideologies. These people are now known as symbols of the Indian struggle against the British rule. They inspired many tennager so need to see an Independent India. These people are known as the Indian Symbols: Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. -
Indian Indepenence
The first day of Indian Independence was celebrated. -
Salt March
Gandhi began what is known as the Dandi March or Salt March in which he marched from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in protest for the monopoly of the state over the salt. This march lasted 26 days and 375 kilometers.
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Government of India Act (Unknown day/month)
British Parliament passed act that provided local self-government and limited democratic elections, but not total independence. -
From Pakistan to Iran (Unknown day/month)
Reza Shah Pahlavi had kept all his power and used it to change the Greek name of Pakistan to Iran. Today Pakistan and Iran are two separate places.
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Power Transfer
Lord Mountbatten arrived as the last viceroy (Leaders sent by the British). It was announced that he was going to transfer the power from Indian hands to British hands. -
India is Freed
The Congress and the Muslim League agreed that India would be freed on this day. British and Indian leaders agreed to divide the country into India and Pakistan. Pakistan separated its land into West Pakistan and East Pakistan. -
A Terrible Loss
Gandhi is killed on this day.
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Pakistan and Indian War (Unknown day/month)
Kashmir is ruled by a Hindu but the majority of the population is Muslim. Because of this, both Muslims and Hindus say that Kashmir belongs to them. They begin to fight in this year and are still fighting today. -
A Cease-Fire is not Enough (Unkown day/month)
Muslim and Hindu fight for Kashmir until the United Nations arranged a cease-fire. A third of the land was put in Pakistani control and the rest to Indian control. Still they are fighting. -
India Tests Nuclear Device (Unknown day/month)
India exploded its first nuclear device underground in a test. -
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A Famine Kills Many (Unknown day/moth)
There was a famine in Bombay, Madras and Mysore where 5,000 people died.
