India on the road to Independence

By An P
  • Armistice and end of First World War

  • Outbreak of First World War

    Over 800 000 Indians enlist
  • Gandhi calls for first civil disobedience campaign (satyagraha)

  • Rowlatt Acts

    impose wartime controls on Bengal, Bombay and Punjab
  • Ghandi declared a national hartal

    It was widely supported and reinforced the unity of Hindu and Muslim supporters