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  • Amristar Massacre

    Amristar Massacre
    General dyer ordered his troops to open fire . Men, women, and children were trampled as they tried to escape . When it was over 379 Indians lay dead and more than 1,100 were wounded .
  • Salt March

    Salt March
    was an act of non-violent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India . Gandhi took along with his followers to make salt, large numbers of Indians following him of their own accord . The British could do nothing because Gandhi did not invite others to follow him
  • Quit India Movement

    Quit India Movement
    Was a civil disobedience movement in India launched in response to Gandhi's call for immediate independence of India .
  • Formation of Pakistan

    Formation of Pakistan
    when Pakistan came together as a whole because of the fighting
  • Indian Independence

    Indian Independence
    commemorated its independence from British rule and its birth as sovereign nation and is a national holiday in India.
  • Gandhi Assassination

    Gandhi Assassination
    spiritual , national leader of India promoting non violent tactics .