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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 had different political, economic, military, religious and social causes. Changes brought by the British were followed by restrictions on Indian religious customs, forcing conversion to Christianity.
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As the East India Company had a leading power in India, the mutiny made a huge impact in Indian history. The part of India that lived under Britain’s rule was called Raj. The controlling British government took full control over India.
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As the Indians wanted more and more independance, nationalist groups were forming One of them was called the Indian National Congress. The main goal of these groups as to reome the British from the government.
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Gandhi refused to move to a third-class carriage while holding a valid ticket for the whites-only first-class compartment. He was later pushed off the train harshly, with his luggage on top of him.
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Attempt for Indians to vote in South Africa.
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Gandhi returns to India to attend the Indian National Congress. G.K. Gokhale introduces him to nationalist leaders.
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A group called The Muslim League was formed to fight for the Independence from the British. They were protesting self-government. Even though Indians and Muslims were not "friends", they got together to fight for their independence.
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Gandhi is arrested and sentenced to two months in prison.
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Gandhi travels to London, pushing for rights of South African Indians. The Transvaal registration law is repealed.
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Gandhi and Smuts, the Prime Minister of the Transvaal, reach an agreement, ending the protests.
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Indians who participated in the war finally returned home. The British did not reat them as they deserve. Because of this there were acts of violence and the struggle to independence got harder.
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Indians act in protest of the Rowlatt Act. The British attacked thousands of people, which created much bigger problems
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Even though Gandhi pleaded for non-violence the protests became riots and many people were killed at once. There was a group created by Gandhi to keep weakening the goverment, but Indians were still arrested.
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The British Law of selling goods stated that the Indians could only buy things from the British. Gandhi and his followers walked to the seacoast to collect their own salt.
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Gandhi is arrested for violating the Salt Laws; non-cooperation movements break out across India.
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The Goverment of India Act passed and the Indians recieved some independence, however not all. They had limited democratic elections.
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Gandhi's wife dies.
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India is now seperated from Pakistan and British India. However, everything was not resolved.
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Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Vinayuk Godse, a Hindu nationalist.
