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First Independence War
The first Independence war of India was in the north and in the center of India. It lasted a year. The causes were because of the different ethnic and cultures. -
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Hindu and Muslim Leage were created
Two groups formed to rid India of foreign rule: the primarily Hindu Indian National Congress, or Congress Party, in 1885, and the Muslim League in 1906. -
Indian troops returned home
Indian troops returned home from the war. -
British passed Rowlatt Acts
British passed the Rowlatt Acts. -
Hindus and Muslims flocked to Amritsar
10,000 Hindus and Muslims flocked to Amritsar, a major city in the Punjab -
Greeks soldiers invade Turkey
Greek soldiers invaded Turkey and threatened to conquer it -
Gandhi organized a nation-wide Satyagraha
Gandhi organized a nation-wide Satyagraha which used non-cooperation techniques, as well as public demonstrations, in order to “withdraw Indian support from the vast, monstrous Machine of Empire until it ground to a halt” -
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European and American companies discovere oil
European and American companies discovered enormous oil deposits in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. -
British arrest Indians
the British arrested thousands of Indians who participated in strikes and demonstrations -
Congress Party endorsed civil disobedience
Congress Party endorsed civil disobedience, the deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law, and non- violence as the means to achieve independence. -
Gandhi gets arrested
The British arrested Gandhi for writing articles advocating resistance to colonial rule. -
Mustafa Kemal
Brilliant commander, Mustafa Kemal successfully led Turkish nationalists in fighting back the Greeks and their British backers. -
Kemal becomes president
Kemal became the president of the new Republic of Turkey, the first republic in Southwest Asia. -
Gandhi starts Salt Acts
Gandhi organized a demonstration to defy the hated Salt Acts. -
Gandhi walks for Independence
Gandhi went with 78 followers on a 241-mile march to the coastal town of Dandi on the Arabian Sea. -
British start to take Gandhi more seriously
Gandhi went to a meeting that was a disappointment. The British leaders had acknowledged started to realize how he was powerful and that he was a subject that couldn't be ignored -
Saudi Arabia was born
He renamed the new kingdom Saudi Arabia after his family. -
Civil Disobedience
Gandhi announced a fast unto death" as part of his campaign to achieve equality for this downtrodden caste. He never actually achieved to have "equality" but he helped a lot. -
Parliament passed India Act
The British Parliament passed the Government of India Act. -
Greek-Persia-Iran
He changed the name of the country from the Greek name Persia to the traditional name Iran. -
Gandhi Burned English Cloth
Gandhi burned all clothes that were made with English cloth -
Kemal dies
Kemal dies -
Hunger strike
Gandhi does not eat unyil all Indians do not act on violence
