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Battle of Plassey
A date often used to mark British rule in India. -
Goverment of India Act
Power in India is transferred from the British East India Company to the British crown. -
Queen Victoria Crowned "Empress of India"
The British used this crowning as a symbol of control over their empire and to help justify their imperial rule. -
Indian National Congress
Formed to reform Britain's civil service in India through job oppurtunaties and equal pay. -
Formantion of Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress, an Indian Political Party, was founded. Its founding members proposed economic reforms and wanted a larger role in the making of British policy in India. -
Partition of Bengal
British attempted their plan to divide the state of Bengal, but the Indian National Congress led a large protest against the movement. -
Massacre in Amritsar
Indian National Congress leaders finally decide thay want complete independance from Britain -
“The Great Calcutta Killing”
This event spread throughout the subcontinent along. The only solution people saw to this and the other riots taking place was a partition into a Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan. -
Direct-Action Day
The Muslim League sponsered a "Direct-Action Day" which resulted in the deaths of more than 4,000 Sikhs and Hindusi in Calcutta. This touched off the "Week of the Long Knives," that resulted in hundreds of deaths on both sides in various cities throughout the country. -
India Gains Independence
India gained Independence from Britain much because of the efforts of Gandhi through passive resistance and civil disobedience. -
Beginning of the Indio-Pakistani War
The Indio-Pakistani War erupted over a dispute concerning the Partition of Kashmir -
Gandhi is Killed
Gandhi was killed by a Hindu Fanatic. This did much to put an end to the rioting and unify the Indian Government. Gandhi remained an inspiration and his political and philosophical views affected many.
