-
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Sepoys become very angry at the British government. The start capturing cities in order to overthrow the British government -
Goverment of India Act
The Rebellion failed, but the Government passed an act to improve the government of India to make it more equal -
Gandhi Birth
Gandhi Born into a rich merchant family -
Empress of India
Queen Victoria of England takes on another title: Empress of India -
Congress of India forms
The congress of India is formed so itself can write laws for the Indians -
Muslim League is formed
The muslim league is formed -
Split Congress
The Indian Congress is split into Hindus and Muslims. -
Lucknow Pact
The Hindus and the Muslims form the lucknow pact to form a stronger group to fight the British -
Indian Soldiers come back home
Indian Soldiers are going to back home to India after the first world war -
The Rowlatt Act
Enacted after the first world war to control public unrest and to root out conspiracy in India -
Amritsar Massacre
A protest that went wrong. British soldiers came in and started to fire at the innocent Indians. It was a turning point in the Indian independence movement -
Gandhi the leader
Gandhi becomes the leader of the Indian Congress -
Congress endorses civil disobedience
The congress agrees to the use of civil disobedience to gain independence from the British -
Non-Cooperation Act
The non-cooperation is passed by the Indian Congress -
Prison
Gandhi is sentenced to prison for six years but only serves for two years -
Salt March
March to the Sea where Gandhi makes his own salt in protest against the rising salt taxes -
Government of India Act
Government of India act was passed to change a few things in India -
Partition of India
India is separated into Pakistan and India -
Death of Gandhi
Gandhi is assassinated