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Sepoy Munity
After the gossip that spread around the Indian soldiers about their cartridges of their new Enfield rifles got greased. More than 80% of the sepoys refused to accept the cartridges. After that soldiers rebelled and captured the city of Delih spreading the rebellion around India. -
Turning Point
The mutiny made a huge change in the Indian history. In 1858 the British government took control and command over India. The part of India that was under the British rule was called the Raj. -East India Company had a leading power -
Nationalist Groups Form
The growing nationalism lead to the formation of the Indian National Congress or Congress Party was formed in 1885 to rid India and sought independence. -
Gandhi's Train Ride
Becuase of all the racism occuring while Gandhi was riding the train in South Africa they kicked him out because he was colored, no matter if he was educated or part od a higher class. -
Muslim Leauge
The growing nationalism also lead to the Muslim Leauge to form in 1906. Even though Hindus and Muslims did not get along they both shared the heritage of British rule and they both fought for their independance. -
Gandhi is arrested
Gandhi is arrested for the first time in South Africa after he refused to carry an identity document card commonly known as the 'pass'. Gandhi was released in February after agrreements with the government -
Welcoming Gandhi
People welcomed the new hero Gandhi in Bombay -
World War I Increases Nationalist Activity
As Indian troops came back home they expected their promise to be kept but they were surprised to be treated as second class and the nationalism became even more intense -
Amritsar Massacre
In 1919 the British passed the Rowlatt Acts which were laws that allowed the government to jail protesters without trial for as long as two years. which violated their rights In addition around 10,000 Hindus and Muslims flocked to Amritsar, a major city in the Punjab, in the spring of 1919 to go agaist the Rowlatt Acts known as the Amritsar Massacre -
Civil Disobedience
In 1920 the civil disobedience was declared by the Congress Party were the citizens did not agree to follow the unfair law. Many Indians were arrested by the British. -
Gandhi is once again arrested
Gandhi is arrested for the second time sentenced to six years imprisonment for encouraging the citizens to rebel -
The Salt March
In 1930 The Salt March (peaceful march) was organized by Mahatma Gandhi to protest against the British Salt Tax that made the production or selling of salt illegal. This later lead to India's freedom. -
Second Round Table Confrence
End of the civil disobedience, the later Gandhi comes to London for the Second Round Table Conference on Indian Constitutional reform. -
Seperation
Gandhi begins a hunger strike to protest against the class seperation in the Hindu Society. (21 days) -
Rural Reformation
Gandhi leaves the Indian National Congress in order to creat a rural reformation -
Government of India Act
In 1935, the British Parliament passed the Government of India Act which provided a self government and limited democratic elections but not considered a total independance. -
"Quit India"
Gandhi lead the "Quit India" movment which is against the Britsh and is arrested for the last time -
Partition
India was divided into two countries: mostly Hindu India and mostly Muslim Pakistan also known as partition. India became and independent nation. -
The death of a leader
The Indian govenor was replaced after the assassination of Gandhi in 1948
