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The sepoys rebelled. They marched to Delhi, where they were joined by Indian soldiers stationed there.
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East India Trading Company is the leading power in India.
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Founding of nationalist group, Indian National Congress.
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Gandhi is sent to england to study law
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Gandhi goes to South Africa. Indians are discriminated. Wants to unite people and create equality in British Empire. Muslim trader burns government pass and is arrested. Gandhi does the same.
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Marches with thousands to protest revolting against bosses. All people marching are taken as prisoners.
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Founding of Muslim League.
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Gandhi returned to India (bombay) arrival is celebrated.
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After joining the Congress movement, Gandhi emerged as one of the party's leaders.
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Gandhi is being held until magistrate’s court. He refuses to pay 100 rupees for bail, but he is bailed without paying
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Indian soldiers return from WWI
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Day of fasting and prayer. People all around India would fast and pray.
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Rhe Rowlatt Acts, this allowed the government to jail protesters without a trial for up to 2 years
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Amritsar massacre (1615 casualties). The general thought that the protesters knew that meeting in public places was illegal, so he told his soldiers to shoot without a warning, it was a closed space, and they werent able to escape.
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Burning of british cloth, riot (kills policeman and building burned) british don't censor it in the news.
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gandhi fasts until all violence is stopped. Violence is stopped. When he stops fasting he gets arrested for sedition.
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Congress party endorsed civil disobedience. The deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law, and non violence as a means to get independence.
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The Salt March. Gandhi organizes demonstration to defy Salt Acts. They had to pay sales tax on salt and could only buy it from the government. Gandhi and his followers walked about 240 miles to the seacoast to make salt.
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British parliament passes Government of India Act. It provided local self-government and limited democratic elections, but not total independence.
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India’s independance
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Gandhi is assassinated
