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The sepoys rebelled
Sepoys-Indian soldiers . They rebelled because they gossiped that their new Enfield rifles were greased with beef and pork fat. and to use the cartidges the soldiers had to bite off the ends. Both Hindus and Muslims who consider the cow sacred, and Muslims who didn't eat pork, didn't like the idea. So they refused to accept the cartidges and those who didn't accept went to jail. The next they all the sepoys rebelled. -
British governemt took direct command of India.
This was as a result of the mutinity created. -
Indian National Congress founded.
This was founded due to the growing nationalism. -
Moves to South Africa
He went to live to South Africa to work as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian traders based in the city of Pretoria. He lived there for 21 years. -
Muslim League Founded.
This was founded due to the grow in nationalism. -
Gahndi moves again to India permanently
Gandhi moved permanently to India, and with him he brought his international reputiation as a leading Indian nationalist, theorist and organizer. -
Indian troops returned from the war.
Indian troops return from World War 1 -
Amritsar massacre
Huge massacre. Where British troops fired a crowed of unarmed Indian protesters. -
The British passed the Rowaltt Acts.
The Rowaltt Act was done and authorized by the governemt that they could imprison someone up for two years, without trial. -
The congress party endorsed civil disobidience.
In 1920 the Congress Party endorsed Civil Disobedience. -
Gandhi was arrested.
Gandhi was arrested because he was sentenced to 6 years of prision, but he only did 2. He was charged with trying to overthrow the British governent in India. -
Gandhi organized a demonstration to defy the hated salt acts
Gandhi organized a demonstration to deft the hated salt acts. By making this demonstarions the Birtish didn't let the Indian's do their own salt because it was illegal. -
Gandhi attended the Round Table Conference
He attended the Round Table Conference he went as a representative of the Indian National Congress, but resigned from the party in 1934 in protest at its use of non-violence as a political expedient. He was replaced as leader by Jawaharlal Nehru. -
21 days fasting.
Gandhi went onf a 21 day fast of self-purification, while he launched a one year campaing to help the Harijan movement. -
British parliment passed the government of India Act.
Was an act of the Parliment of the United Kingdom where India was split into two new dependent dominions of India and Pakistan -
India is granted self-rule from Britain.
India is granted self-rule form Britain by: continious campaigns of civil disobidience by Indians, the british economy dropped, a demonstation known as the "Salt March" and World Wide demonstrations in support of India's independence. -
Gandhi was killed by hindu nationalists.
Gandhi was killed by a hindu nationalist. Gandhi was shot at. -
Gandhi's Ashes.
By Hindu tradition the ashes were to be spread on a river. Gandhi's ashes were poured into urns which were sent across India for memorial services.
