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Durind World War I, the Indians joined forces with the British.
They hoped their service would be rewarded with more control over their government. -
india gains its independence
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The first group to work for rights of indians was the Indian National Congress.
Indian national congress attracted mainly hindus. -
After the war nothing changed . Indians were still second class citizens.
Those who began to protest were arrested under the new Rowlatt Rct. -
Over 400 people were killed, and another 1200 wounded.
British athourities Killed indians because they were "gathering illigaly" -
Mohandas Gandhi began to urge indians to refuse to cooperate with British laws they felt were unjust.
Gandhi's plan was civil disobedience (the non-violent refusal to obey an unfair law). -
Ho Chi Minh began to work for vietnamese independence.
He thought toh communist party would be the best route to take. -
The british government gave up.
Britain passed the Government of India Act that gave india some self-Government. -
Ho Chi Minh helped found a new group, the vietminh league
A group that had vietnamese independence as its goal -
The french gained control of an area of Southeast Asia known as indochina. Later became vietnam.
French wanted control over indochina because thed seaports and rich in natural resources. -
The forces of the north vietnamese army took over the country and unified it the next day as the Republic of Vietnam.
Most of the other countries in the religion did not become communist.
