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East India Company's Years of control in India
Began in 1612 when the East India Company opened a post on India's north-west coast. By 1690, there was two mroe ports opened on the east coast. Wars in europe in the 1700s led to europeans fighting in India. By 1850, the Company was more powerful than the emperor, controlling about 60% of India. In 1857, an uprising brought the end of their power. -
1857 Sepoy Rebellion
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British Raj period
The 90 year period of British colonial rule in India. 560 regions remained independant through this period. Became the worlds largest imperial bureaucracy. -
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Mohandas Ghandi Lives
At age 18 he went to Britain to Study law. In 1893, he went to work for an Indian firm in South Africa. In 1914, Ghandi became a member of the Indian National Congress. After the Massacre at Amritsar, he created a campaign of widespread nonviolent resistance against the British. Right before he was going to launch his final boycott, some of his supporters killed 22 British officers. He ended the campaign because innocent killing was not what he was about. In 1930, he led the salt march. -
Founding theI India National Congress
Delegates from across British India met and passed resolutions demanding economic reforms and more participation by Indians in their gov't. Hindu- dominated. -
Britains division of Bengal
Bengal was split into seperate provinces. English-educated Benglalis saw the split as the destruction of their sweet homeland. -
1906 Formation of the All-India Muslim League
Was created to protect Muslim rights and promote loyalty to the British. Muslim elites formed the All-India Muslim League in 1906. They hoped to balance the power in the Indian National Congress, which was dominated by Hindus. -
Reunification of Bengal
British officials reversed course and reunited Bengal. The action restored power and prestige to the India National Congress. -
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World War 1
Tensions between Muslims and Hindus was forgotten because of the sudden start of World War 1. 300,000 troops of the British Indian Army were sent to reinforce allied powers on the Western front and to fight the Ottoman empire in the Middle East. After the war, Britain promised to make major political changes in India. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim league game to an alliance because they thought they would gain independence for India. But no Britain still ruled after the war. -
Massacre at Amritsar
Despite a ban of public gatherings, 10,000 unarmed men, women, and children gathered in a walled square for a peaceful protest. Soldiers opened fire and killed 400 and injured 1,000. Ghandi took over as leader of the Indian National Congress. -
Gandhi's first Satyahraha Movement
Gandhi called for Indians to boycott all British goods, businesses, schools, courts, and elections. He also urged people to refuse titles, honors, or offices the British offered. If all failed, He said to refuse to pay taxes. -
Gandhi's second Satyagraha movement
The high point of his second movement was the Salt March which is when Gandhi led a group of followers on a 240 mile walk from his home to the sea. They went to the sea for the sea salt which was very heavilly taxed when sold. Them picking it up was illegal so that is what they did. -
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World War 2
Britain issued India's declaration of war on Germany without consulting Indian Leaders. The civil disobediance campaign was renewed in 1941 but did not work. Then in 1942 Japanese forces were threatening British controlled asia. British switched focus on them saying to India that after the war they would be free. They did not believe and continued with a violent campaign. This later led to two parts of a free India. -
Independence for India and Pakistan
British India became India and Pakistan in 1947 after the war. British rule in China followed.
