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Oct 14, 1497
Vasco De Gama sails for india
Portuguese Vasco Da Gama began exploring the east african coast. -
Establishment of the British east India company
1) British took control
2) British set up trading posts -
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Aurangzeb drained the empire of its resources. 2 million people died by famine. Most of his subjects felt no loyalty to him. -
Industrial Revolution in Britian
Rich landowners started buying up much of the land that villiage farmers use to work at. -
British overcome French and take control of india
British took control over east India. Most of it was directly or indierctly. British also took over along the Ganges River and a good amount of southern india. -
Creation of the Indian National Congress
Two groups came togethier to get rid of foriegn rule. Such as the priamrily Hindu Indian National Congress or congress party. Some divisons existed betwwen Hindus and Musilims. -
Sepoy Rebellion
British took over most of indias sub-contienent. Roumers were spreading that the cartriges of the rifles were greased with beef and pork fat. -
British Colonized India
British gover ment took quick command of India. The Sepot Mutiny flued racist attitudes of British. -
Creation of the Muslim League
It protects Muslims intrests. The leader or creation of the Muslim League is Muhummad Ali Jinnah. -
Mohandas Gandhis leadership of the INC.
When British did not sucees to punish the officers reponsible for the Amritsar massacare, Ghandi wanted the indian national congress to follow a policy or noncooperation with the British goverment. -
Amritsar Massacre
At a huge festivle in an enclose square they told them selves to fast and pray nad also to listen to political speeches. -
Rowlett Acts
British passes the Rowlatt Act. These laws allowed the goverment to jail protesters without trial for no more longer then two years. -
Gandhis Travels Stressing Nonviolent Resistance
Mohandas Gandhi belived in nonviolence. Ghandi then launched his campaign law and nonviolence as the means toachieve independence. -
The Salt March
Gandhi mage up a demostration to te hated Salt Acts. Indians could only but salt fry salt from no other place but the goverment, according to the British laws. -
Goverment of India Act
British parliament passed the goverment of India Act. It assd to local self-goverment and limited democratic electonics. -
WW2-Riots betwwen Hindus and Muslims.
After World War, the britians had a good amount full of war dept. It was set for the british to hand over power. -
Partition
India to sperate Hindu and Muslims nations. Thats the only way to ensure a safe and secure region. -
Gandhi's Death
A Hindu thought Ghandi was too over protective of muslims and Ghandi got shot and killed January 30th 1948. -
Indian/Pakistan Independence
More that 500 independerend natice prines had to decide witch nation they would join.
