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The sepoys (Indian soldiers) rebelled, they marched to Delhi. From there, the rebellion spread to northern and central India.
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The british government took direct command of India.
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The growing nationalism led to the founding of two nationalist groups: the Indian National congress in 1885, and Muslim League later on
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Muslim League created to protect Muslim interests
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British took back the order and divided the whole province in a different way
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Gandhi goes on hunger strike.
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Indian troops returned home from the war. They expected Britain to keep their promises of self-government but instead they were still treated like second-class.
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Britain passes Rowlatt Acts, these laws allowed the government to jail protesters without trial for up to 2 years. To protest against this act, 10,000 Hindus and Muslims went to Amritsar in the spring of 1919.
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The Congress Party endorsed civil disobedience (the deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law, and nonviolence as the means to achieve independence.) The british arrested thousands of Indians who participated in strikes.
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The Salt March. This march was organized by Gandhi because of the British Salt Acts. Gandhi and his followers walked 240 miles to the seacoast, and there they began to collect their own salt from the seawater and letting it evaporate.
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The British Parliament passed Government of India Act. This provided local self government but no total independence yet.
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India's resistance to Britain intensified in 1939. India became upset when Britain included India's military to World War II without consulting one of the colony's representatives.
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The British tries to gain support of Indian nationalists by promising that there would be changes in the government, but they didn't promise independence just yet
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Four clashes of Calcutta left 5000 people dead and 15000 hurt.
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Pakistan divided into West and East of India, The British house of commons passed an act that granted India and Pakistan's freedom in one month. Everyone had to be divided. 10 million people were on the move in India. Violence among different groups erupted. 1 million died on this journey
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Gandhi was killed by Hindu extremist.
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After independence, India and Pakistan battled each other for the control of a region. The fighting continued until the UN arranged a cease-fire in 1949
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Nehru, India's leader during first years of independence died
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East Pakistan became completely independent and renamed itself to Bangladesh
