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The British Arrived
Many European countries expanded into Asia and Africa giving them a military advantage over India. The English East India Company established a settlement at Surat. -
Amritsar Massacre
Also known as the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. It took place in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919. 90 British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. -
Salt March
The Salt Satyagraha was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British--led by Gandhi--salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March to Dandi on March 12, 1930. It ended on April 6, 1930. -
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement was a movement by India in 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table. -
Formation of Pakistan
The partition of British India that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India. -
Indian Independence
Indian independence movement highlights efforts of both nonviolent and militant philosophy. Indian independence was a lot of political organizations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending the British British Colonial Authority. -
Gandi Assassination
Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, at point blank range by Nathuram Godse, Since 1934, there have been 5 unsuccessful assassination attempts toward Gandhi.
