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Sepoys Rebelling
The sepoys (Indian soldiers that supported the British) rebelled against the British because of the grease of their rifles being beef and pork fat. -
India Under the British Crown
India was under British rule (direct dominion). Around this time, there was a new term to be used to refer to the British rule and it was Raj. There was lots of racism which caused distrust between the British and the Indians. -
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress was founded in India. It proposed reforms in economics. -
Gandhi and His Encounter With Racism
When Gandhi was twenty-four, he decided to go to South Africa to work as an attorney. On a train in South Africa, he was kicked out of the train because of racial inequality. -
Muslim League
The Muslim League was created in this year and it was a group of nationalist Indian Muslims. It wanted to improve and expand the rights of Muslims in India. -
Gandhi's First Protest
There was a protest against anti-Indian laws in South Africa and it was organized by Gandhi. -
Gandhi Gets Arrested
On this day, Gandhi was arrested in South Africa for civil disobedience. -
Burning of Registration Certificates
Outside of a mosque, Gandhi burns registration certificates among 3,000 other followers. -
Bringing the British Economy Down
In order to oppose the British economy, Gandhi stopped buying European clothes and began eating only fresh or dried fruit. Followers began making their own clothing with a wheel. -
Problems Between the Soldiers and Britain
World War I ended and the troops came back home to India after serving for the British. The promise made by the British to the Indian soldiers of the soldiers to be treated in a much better way and giving them more freedom was not accomplished and the Indians were still treated like a lower class. In effect, the radical nationalists reacted to unfairness with violence against the British. -
Amritsar Massacre
On this day the Amritsar Massacre happened. It was when 10,000 Hindus and Muslims flocked to Amritsar, Punjab in protest of the Rowlatt act. The British attacked them in a violent way and shot as many protesters as they could. -
The Rowlatt Act
The British were upset with the behavior of the Indians so the British created the Rowlatt Act. The Rowlatt Act allowed the British to imprison anyone who would protest against the British. -
Civil Disobedience
The Indian National Congress decided to act through civil disobedience where anyone who was against the unjust laws of the English, you’d refuse to obey in a nonviolent way in order to achieve independence. Gandhi also promoted civil disobedience because he wanted to weaken the British to help make the Indians and Muslims become independent. To add on, the civil disobedience made the British economy fall later on. -
Gandhi Arrested Once Again
For breaking India's Salt Laws, Gandhi is arrested once again. Gandhi’s protests are causing a great rebellion because of his followers and the British are realizing that Gandhi is a threat to their government. -
The Government of India Act
The Indians and Muslims were now allowed to have a local government with restricted democratic elections through The Government of India Act (approved by the British) but India was not fully independent yet. -
Gandhi Visits Jinnah
In the summer of this year, Gandhi visits Jinnah but is unable to work out an agreement that will keep India as a whole. -
Independence
Since the British government had a lot of expenses to pay because of the second World War, England gave India up. The Partition was created to see who was to rule after the British left. The Muslims were going to live in the eastern part of India and that nation would be called Pakistan. -
Gandhi is Assassinated
Nathuram Godse assassinated Gandhi because he believed Gandhi was favoritizing Muslims in Delhi. -
Salt March
The new British law stated that Indians had to stop buying salt from other places other than England and the Salt March was organized, and supported by Gandhi, as a peaceful protest to oppose the Salt Acts. In this march, Gandhi and his followers made their own salt by collecting seawater and evaporating it.