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Age of Imperialism
While the British East India Company held the power in South Asia, many European Nations were after colonies in Southeast Asia for the natural resources on the islands. -
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the main leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. He employed non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence.Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, and achieving self-rule. -
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World War I
Indian government believed that helping with the war effort would help reinforce the idea of Indian self-government. The Indian Army outnumbered the British Army at the beginning of the war with about 1.3 million Indian soldiers and laborers serving in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Casualties of Indian soldiers totaled 47,746 killed and 65,126 wounded during WWI. Britain refusing to grant self-government to India after the end of hostilities, fuelled the campaign for full independence. -
Anti-British civil disobedience campaign.
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Imprisonment
Gandhi was arrested in 1922 and was sentenced 4 years in prison. He was relaesed in 1924 for an operation. -
Government
In 1935, the British granted a new constitution that gave power in the state governments to Indians, but the British retained control of the central government.
