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Indian Rebellion
Also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, this event involved a sepoy named Mangal Pandey that believed that India should be liberated from the British rule so he attacked a British officer to protest. -
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British Raj
The British Raj was a changing pint in Indian history. It wa sbasically when the British gained complete power over India. Eventually, the country started to be called British India or the Indian Empire. -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birth
This was a really important day for the Indian history obviously because Mahatma Gandhi was born and he was vital for the revolution that took place in India because he was responsible to mantain everything peaceful. -
Gandhi's Marriage
In the year 1883 Mahatma Gandhi married Kasturba. They went on and had 4 children. -
Indian National Congress Established
This was a really important evet because the Indian people basically started organizing themselves and basically progressing towards independence. -
Gandhi Leaves to Study Law
On this date, Mohatma's adventure started and in London he managed to learn what made him successful and the person that he was later on in his life. -
Gandhi Returns to India
After studting many years in college in London he decided that it was time to go back to India. In London he changed his beliefs and got a pretty good philosophical background. (THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE ON THIS, BUT IT WAS IN 1891) -
Gandhi Proves People Wrong
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After being a long time in Africa, Gandhi decided to prove that Indians are regular people by recruiting more than one thousand volunteers and making them work as medics. He did this because the British believed that Hindu people were not "manly" enough. -
The Muslim League Formed
On December 30, 1906 the Muslim League was formed in Dacca. If you don't know what this is, it was a political party that involved all Indian Muslim people. -
Gandhi Arrested
In this date, Mahatma was arrested, but was only sentenced to jail for 1 month. -
War Effort Doubled
This date was when the Indian people decided to double the ammount of effort against the British so they showed that they really wanted independence. -
The Rowlatt Act is Passed
On May 21, 1919 this act was approved and what it basically promoted was that certain cases could be tried without juries or without trials. -
Khilafat Movement
The reason for this movement was basically to influence the British Government. Eventually, this did n ot have a good effect, it started seperating India into Pakistan and India. -
Gandhi Imprisoned
In this date, a British Officer decided to arrest again Mohatma Gandhi under the charges of sedition. After all, he got a sentence of 6 years in jail. -
Salt March
In my opinion, this date was a very shocking thing that occuredi n India because it inspired manypeople to become perseverance and try to become independent. In you don't know, during the Salt March Mahatma Gandhi stated that the salt belonged to the people of India. -
Government of India Act
In this act, the people of India basically reformed the rules that the British Government had created previously. This was the beginning of the Indian government. -
Kasturba Dies
After being married for more than 50 years, Gandhis wife passes out. -
Indian Independence Act
This day was an amazing day because after many years, India seperated from the British government and became an independent country. Technically, it was seperated into 2 countries, India and Pakistan. -
Gandhi's Assassination
In New Delhi at the Birla House, Mohatma Gandhi was about to have a meeting where he was going down the stairs when a person shot him three times in the chest.
