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British Trade in India
In 1617 the British East India Company was given permission for the first time to trade in India. -
East India Company
The English East India Company has control over the seas, the resources, the military power and the technology.
It starts controlling Bengal and the annexation of most of India takes place. -
Onset of India's Colonial Period
The British Empire holds control over the Indian economy, education, social reforms and culture through the East India Company. -
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INDIAN REBELLION
Rebellion in India against the rule of the British East India Company.
In the aftermath, all power was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown, which began to administer most of India as a number of provinces. -
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World War I
Aproximately 1 million Indians served for the United Kingdom during World War I. -
Indian Calls for Self-Rule
Beginning of the non-violent movement of non-cooperation led by Mahatma Gandhi. -
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World War II
During the Second World War, India was controlled by Britain, with the British holding territories in India. British India officially declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939. The British Raj, as part of the Allied Nations, sent over two and a half million volunteer soldiers to fight under British command against the Axis powers (Germany - Italy - Japan). -
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire[1] that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan (which later split into Pakistan and Bangladesh) and the Union of India (later Republic of India).
India becomes an independent nation. -
Murder of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist. -
India becomes a Republic.