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East India Company Rule in India
India was considered the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Queen Victoria was made Empress of India in 1876. Britain had great military presense in India. -
The Great Rebellion of 1857
India's First war of Independence. Mutiny of sepoy (Indian soldiers) of the East India Company's army in the town of Meerut. It soon escalated into other mutunies and civilian rebellions. -
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British Raj Rule over India
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The Indian National Congress was founded
Seventy-three western-educated middle class delegates met in Bombay to form this organisation. Initially they didn't have a well-defined ideology and acted more like a debating society than a political organisation. Their aim was to get a much greater say in how India should be goverened. However the results from their efforts were minimal and even though they claimed to represent all of India they voiced the opinions in the interests of the urban elite. -
(cont.) The Indian National Congress founded
There was much conflict within the congress because of the differing beliefs that they had in combating the British empire. One side believed that violence should be used as a weapon in defeating imperialism and the other believed in non-violence. -
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World War 1
India helped Britain immesely during the war by providing resources and men. However they recieved nothing back for their efforts. With high casualty rates, inflation and heavy taxation, widespread influenza epidemic and disruption of trade nationalism in India grew. -
Amritsar Massacre
Named after the Jallianwala Bagh in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919, 90 British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed gathering of 15,000 men, women and children. A total of 1,651 rounds were fired, killing 379 people. -
Governent of India act was introduced
The British introduced a national parliament with two houses. About 5 million of the wealthiest Indians were given the right to vote (which is a small percentage of the population). Within the provincial governments, ministers of education, health and public works could now be Indian nationals. However the British controlled all central government and within provincial goverments kept control key posts of tax and law and order. Both Indians and the British shared power in governing India. -
Salt March
The Salt March was a campaign of nonviolent protest led by Gandhi against the British salt tax in colonial India which was a 400 km march from Ahmedabad to Dandi. Thousands of his followers broke the law by making their own salt from seawater. -
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement was a civil disobedient movement by India in response to Gandhi's call for immediate independence and against sending Indians to World War 2. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table. -
Partitioning of British India into India and Pakistan
Lord Louis Mountbatten was named India's last viceroy in March 1947. After he became viceroy he became friends with Nehru but disliked Jinnah. He soon decided that a partition of the nation was inevitable and to avoid a civil war the indepedence date of the country must be moved forward. Boudary commisions had 1 moth to divide the country. -
Pakistan declared a seperate nation
Although it is not known around 500,000 to 1 million died during the partition. Many boudaries where uncertain at this time and no one was knew where the Pakistan would be or whether it would be an entirely new country or a part of India. -
India became an independent nation
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The Assasination of Gandi
Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, at point blank range by Nathuram Godse, Since 1934, there have been 5 unsuccessful assassination attempts toward Gandhi. The murder of Gandhi shocked many people and there was a period of stability between the Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims.
