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How it all started...
This year was the beginning of the Indian rebellion against the British government. -
Capture of Delhii, and the spread of the rebellion.
On May 10th, soldiers rebelled and captured the city of Delhi. After this, the rebellion began to spread to the northern and central parts of India. -
Battling for Independence
During this year India had one of its most significant battles for their gain of independence. -
Murder of the Queen
They fought in Gwalior on June 17th, and also the queen of north-central India was killed. (Rani Lakshmibai) -
Independence Continues....
The expanding of nationalism led to the founding of two nationalist groups in the Indian National Congress. Also, the last significant battle for India’s independence took place in this year. Furthermore, 72 Indian lawyers gathered together in Bombay to form a Congress Party, it was created due to the struggle to fight the British. -
The Muslim League
Muslim league was created due to nationalism, this was made in order to protect the Muslim interests. -
Gandhi Welcomed as Hero
People welcomed Gandhi as a hero as he landed down at the Apollo Bunder in Bombay. -
Indian Troops Home from War
Indian troops return home from war. The troops expected to be treated good by the British, but they were not. They as always were treated as second class. This caused Nationalism in India intensified. -
Rowlatt Act
British passed the Rowlatt Acts. These are laws that allowed the government to jail protesters without a trail for as long as two years. -
Amritsar Massacre
Indian nationalists met in Amritsar to protest the forced conscription of Indian soldiers, and the heavy war tax imposed against the Indian people. The British wiped out over 1,000 Indian men/woman, most of whom were unarmed. -
Government of India Act
Government of India Act was introduced, which states the expansion of participation of Indians in the government of India. This act covered 10 years, until 1929. -
The Congress Party
The Congress Party declared the civil disobedience, the deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law, and nonviolence in order to achieve independence. -
Indian Arrests
Throughout this year British arrested many Indians who had been part of strikes and demonstrations. (Jawaharial Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammed Jinnah were very influential during this year.) -
Salt March
Gandhi organized a demonstration to defy the Salt Acts. According to the British laws, Indians could not buy salt from no other place than the government. The Indians followed Gandhi all the way to the Arabian Sea coast, and in the way nearly 60,000 people were arrested, including Gandhi himself. (March-April) -
Government of India Act Passed
The British Parliament passed the Government of India Act. This act provided local self-government and limited democratic elections while not granting total independence. -
India Forces Sent to War by British
Indians resistance to Britain intensifies when Britain commits India’s armed forces to WWI without first consulting the colony’s elected representatives. -
Gandhi Murdered.
Mahatma Gandhi murdered by a militant Hindu nationalist organizer in India. Gandhi was shot in the chest 3 times while he was gathered with many of his followers. -
India and Pakistan
The British House of Commons passed an act that granted two nations, A Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan. In summer, 10 million people were in the move in India, and as they did violence erupted amongst the religious groups. -
Independence!
India is granted Independence.
