India Independence Movement

Gandi in England

Apr 2, 1888

At age 19, Gandhi went to England to study law.

Gandhi Returns to India

Apr 2, 1893

After Gandhi returns to India from England, he joined an Indian law firm in South America.
For 20 years, he fought against laws that discriminated Indians in South America
He returned to India and joined the Congress party in 1914

Nonvioloence & Civil Disobedience

Apr 3, 1915

Gandhi embraced Hindu traditions and preached about nonviolence. He applied nonviolence against British rule and read about civil disobedience, the refusal to obey unjust laws

Amritsar Massacre

Apr 13, 1919

General Reginald Dyer arrived with 50 soldiers, who opened fire on unarmed civilizens. 379 were killed and more than 1100 were wounded. This was a critical period because many Indians were convinced of the evils of British rule.

Boycotts of British Goods

Sep 3, 1920

Gandhi encouraged Indians to wear cotton that was only gorwn and woven in India.

The Salt March

Mar 12, 1930

Gandhi decided to march 240 miles to the sea with 78 followers. The number was in the thousands by the time the marchers reached the sea.
On April 6, Gandhi broke the law by touching sea salt and encouraged Indians to follow his lead.
This event embarassed Britain.

Separate Mulism State

Apr 3, 1930

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a leader in the Mulism League. He represented Mulism interests within the Congress party at first. He later supported the idea of a separate state for Mulisms. This stae would be called Pakistan, "land of the ritually pure".

WWII

Apr 3, 1939

India was moving toward when World War II broke out. Indian leaders were outraged by Britain with postponing India's independence and sending India into this war without consulting India.
Nationalist launched campaign of noncooperation and were jailed by the British. However millons Of Indians did support Britain in WW II

After WWII

Apr 3, 1945

When WWII ended, Independende could no longer be delayed. However a tragedy occur as Hundu-Mulism conflicts happened on the subcontinent

Two States

Jul 18, 1947

British officials drew borders to create Hindu India and Mulism Pakistan. Pakistan was made up of two separated areas that nad large Mulism populations.

Tragedy Unfolds

Aug 3, 1947

Hindu and Sikh mobs massacred Mulisma escaping to Pakistan. Mulism killed Hindu and Sikh neighbors and approximately moe than a million fled their homes. At least a million, mostly Mulisms, died.

Gandhi is Killed

Jan 30, 1948

He was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. But Gandhi's death helped end the worst violence and still Hindu-Mulism tensions persisted