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Indian Indapendance Movement
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Boer Legislature passed
The Boer legislature passed a law requiring that all Indians register with the police and be fingerprinted. -
Lucknow Pact
The Lucknow Pact was an agreement between the Indian National Congress, and the All-India Muslim League. The pact asked the British to give more authority to Indians -
British passed Rowlett Acts
The Rowlett Acts allowed specific political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial. -
Anti-British disobedience campaign
Gandhi led the movement for independence in India by using non-violent civil disobedience. His tactics drove the British from India, but he failed to wipe out ancient Indian religious and caste hatreds. -
Mohandas Gandhi begins march to sea
Mahatma Gandhi proposed marching to the sea to make salt in defiance of the Salt Act of 1882. Violation of the Salt Act, which made it illegal for anyone to collect or produce salt except for authorized British nationals. -
Provincial Autonomy Begins
Congress winning power in many states. WWII breaks out and political deadlock in India. -
Quit India movement launched
Demand to end British rule. The day after it was launched, Gandhi, Nehru and many other leaders of the Indian National Congress were arrested by the British Government. -
End of British rule
End of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of Pakistan.
