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Indian Nationalisim began to surface.
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The Indian National Congress was formed.
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In the 1900s the French gained control over a Southeast Asian country called Indochina.
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The Muslim League was formed.
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During WWI, millions of Indians joined forces with the British in hopes that their service would be rewarded with more freedom to control their government.
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After WWI the Indians were still second-class citizens. Protesters were arrested under the new Rowlatt Act, which stated that the British had the power to arrest anyone for up to 2 years without a trial.
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The British authorities open fire on a large group of Indians in the town of Amritsar, claiming that they were gathering illegally. Over 400 people were killed and 1200 were wounded. This massacre made the country of India furious, and practically overnight they were united in a call for complete independence of their own country.
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After the massacre at Amritsar, Mohandas Gandhi began to urge Indians to refuse to obey British laws they felt were unjust, He urged them to do so in a non-violent way, by using civil disobedience.
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In 1930, Ho Chi Minh organized an Indochinese Communist Party and began to stage protests against French rule.
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In 1935, the British Government gave up and passed the Government of India Act which gave India some self-government.
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When WWII began, Ho Chi Minh began to hope it would mean the end of French rule within Indochina.
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The Vietminh League is a group that had Vietnamese independence as its goal.
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After WWII, the British decided to gran India independence.
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On this date, British rule came to an end in India. Thus, leaving India as an independent country.
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During the Geneva Conference the United States was alarmed at the prospect of Ho Chi Minh leading and ruling Vietnam. This began the United States' long term involvement in the political decisions of Vietnam.
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The Vietnamese became more and more anxious to become and independant country.
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The last American helicopter left Vietnam.
