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Indian Indepence
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When Gandhi was 19 he went to England to study law. When he returned to India, he tried to set up his own law practice but soon joined an Indian law firm in South Africa.
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He faught laws that discriminated against Indians in South Africa. In South Africa he began the civil disobedience. He did this for 20 years, and then in 1914 he returned to India to join the Congress party. His ideas inspired Indians of all religions and ethnic background and encouraged them to resist british rule.
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A large and peaceful crowd jammed into a walled field in Amristar for protest against British rule.
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Gandhi becomes a leader and unites all Indians behind the drive for independence.
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Gandhi launched a series of non-violent actions against British rule. He called for boycotts against British goods.
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He set out to end the British salt monopoly. Early in 1930 Gandhi wrote to the British explaining his motives and goals. He started his intentions to break the law.
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He set out on a 240 mile march to the sea, as he passed through villages crowds listened to Gandhi preach about the things in which he thought. They prayed for the protest sucess and some even joined the march.
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Gandhi waited into the surf and picked up a lump of sea salt. He urged Indians to follow his lead. Gandhi got arrested but the coastal villages began collecting salt. As Gandhi's campaign gained force ten's of thousands Idians were dragged to prison as well.
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During the 1930's the Muslim league gained an able leader in Muhammed Ali Jinnah. He had views similar to Gandhi, and he threw his idea of support for sepearate state for Muslims.
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India was moving toward independence when a new world war exploded in 1939. Indian leaders became frustrated with Britain for postponing action for Indian Independence and bringing India into the war without consulting them.
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When the war ended in 1945, indeoendence for India could no long be delayed. But a new tradgedy unfolded as Hindu Muslim violence raged on the India sub-continent.
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Gandhi's campaign slowly gained support, and the British agreed to hand over some power over to the Indians. Complete independence was acheived in 1947, 1 year before the death od Gandhi in 1948
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In 1947, British officials drew borders to create Hindu, India, and Musim Pakistan. Pakistan was made up of two widely seperated areas that had large Muslim population
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Millions of Hindus and Muslims crossed the borders of India and Pakistan in both directions. Hindu and ikh mobs massacred Muslims fleeing into Pakistan. Muslims slaughtered Hindu and Sikh neighbors.
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Gandhi was shopt and killed by a Hindu extremist. Gandhi's death discredited the extremist, and helped end the worst violence.
