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The East India Company wins over Indian forces securing its power in India
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Rumors began that the cartridges of the Indian soldiers used beef and pork fat. This outraged both Hindus and Muslims and most refused them. The soldiers that refused were imprisoned but the next day they rebeled and joined the indian soldiers and captured the city of Delhi
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After the Sepoy Mutiny the British took complete control of India
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A British governor-general was appointed in India to carry out the government's orders this position held the title of Viceroy
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The Indian National Congress formed
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The British divided into a Hindu section and a Muslim section, which proved to be a disadvantage when trying to unite for the fight for independence
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The Muslim League formed
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The British took controll of the province and rearanged it a different way
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Gandhi comes back to India after being away in South Africa
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Indian troops expected their promises to be fulfilled but instead they were once again treated as lower-class citizens from the British
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Because of the Rowlatt Acts 10,000 Hindus and Muslims met at an enclosed square of Amritsar to fast and pray with the intent of protesting their disapproval of the British law like the Rowlatt Acts
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Gandhi's non-violent approach against the British had begun. Indians would fight with boycotts and strikes. They wouldn’t buy anything from the British, participate in their elections, or attend their schools. Their strikes made the British struggled keeping their industries working and with the amount of people that were being arrested
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In India, British government had complete control over the Salt business. Indians could only buy Salt from the government and production of salt was illegal except with special permission
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The British Parliament Passed the Government of India Act, which allowed India to have a local self-government but not independence.
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Four days of fighting in Calcutta killed more than 5,000 people and hurt more than 15,000
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The British House of Commons passed an act that granted two nations, India and Pakistan independence.
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Gandhi was disappointed of all the violence going on so he went to Delhi to beg people for fair treatment of Muslims, but was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist that believed he was being to protective of Muslims
