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Jan 1, 1497
Vasca De Gama sails for India
Vasca De Game, a Portuguese explorer, reached the port of Calicut. He filled his ship with spices and goods and sailed back to Portugal. -
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Aurangzeb's reighn drained the empiren of its resources. Two million people died of famine when he away fighting in a war. -
Industrial Revolution in Britain
The Industrial Revolution refers to the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700s. -
Establishments of the British East India Company
Robert Clive led East India company troops to a victory over Indian forces allied with the French at the Battle of Plassey. It became the leading company in India. -
Sepoy Rebellion
A rumor was spread around that the rifles they were going to use were greased with beef and pork fat. The sepoys rebelled after 85-90 people didn't take the guns and were jailed. -
British Colonized India
As a result of the mutiny, in 1858 the British government took direct command of India. -
Creation of the Indian National Congress
Growing nationalism led to the founding of two nationalist groups, the Indian National Congress in 1885 and the Muslim League in 1906. -
British Overcome French and Take Control of India
The British government regulated the East India Company's efforts both in London and in India. -
Creation of the Muslim League
The organization was founded in India to protect Muslim interests. -
Amritsar Massacre
It was used to protest the Rowlett Act. The British shot into the crowd of people without warning and about 400 died. Indians who were loyal to the British became nationalists after that. -
Rowlett Acts
The act allowed the government to jail protesters for as long as 2 years without trial. -
Mohandas Gandhi's Leadership of the INC
The massacre at Amritsar set the stage for Mohandas Ghandi to emerge as the leader of the independence movement. -
Ghandi Travels Stressing Nonviolent Resistance
Ghandi got a lot of Indians to boycott British goods and services. He also boycotted British clothes. -
The Salt March
It was a demonstration to defy the hated Salt Acts. They traveled 240 miles to the sea coast to make their own salt. They end up getting arrested. -
Government of India Act
The British parliament passed the act. It provided local self-government and limited democratic elections, but not total independence. -
WWII-Riots between Hindus and Muslims
The British had to hand over power to either the Muslims or Hindus. Four days of clashes in Calcutta left more than 5,000 people dead and more than 15,000 hurt. -
Partition
British officials soon became convinced that partition, an idea first proposed by India's Muslims, would be the only way to ensure a safe and secure region. -
Indian/Pakistan Independence
The British House of Commons passed an act that granted two nations, India and Pakistan, independence in one month. -
Ghandi's Death
A Hindu extremist who thought Gandhi was too protective of Muslims shot and killed him.
