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DeGama landed at the port of Calicut. De Gama's cargo of spices, silks, and gems was 60 times the cost of the voyage. Hea had given Portugal a direct sea route to India.
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The Brititsh East India Company was given permission to trade with India. The company wanted to get spices from Eaast Indes, they needed goods to trade for spices. They got cotton from India.
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Aurangzeb was ruling and the power of the empire weakened. He was very oppressive. He drained the empire of their resoures.
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Robert Cive led the troops and gainied control of tyhe capital of Karnataka. The french surrenedered.
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The rebellion of Hindu and musilm soldiers against the british in india because they resented nationalism. The result was the British government taking direct control of india.
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After the indian rebellion, the Raj ruled britain from 1757-1947. The bulit railways, factories, schools and courts.
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The shift of making goods by hand to making them by machine. The shuttle, spinning whhel, and the wayer frame to name a few.
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They eanted economic reform and a bigger role in making british policy for india. THey demanded modernization and change.
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Founded to protect Muslim interest in india. Its leader, Muhammed Ai Jinnah insisted Muslims resign from the congress party because he did not want to be controoled by Hindus.
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Laws passed that allowed british government to jail anti- british protesters without trial for as long as two years.
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British troopps massacre unarmed demonstrators in a city park. Gandhi began to organize a campaign of mass civil disobedience againist british oppressive rule.
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Gandhi teachs noncooperation, boycotts, strikes and demonstrations against the british. All non- violent activities/
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He was elected as president and immediately introduced many reforms. He had a deeply religious approach to politics.
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According to british law, indiuans could only buy salt from the government. Gandhi led his follwers on a 240 mile walk to the sea, where they made their own salt.
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Procided a local self- government for the indian people with limited elections but not total independence.
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The war left britain in debt and the expense of maintaining distant colonies would be expensive. British was to hand over power but to who? THe hindus or muslims. Riots broke out.
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THe division of india into separate hindu and muslim nations.
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The nortgwest and eastern regions of india would become west pakistan and east pakistan. Muslims would govern themselves.
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A hindu extrmist who thought gandi was too protective of musiolms shot and killed him.