Indian Nationalism Timeline

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  • Solldiers Rebellion

    Solldiers Rebellion
    The Indian soldiers rebelled and marched to Delhi. Then rebellion spread to northern and central India.
  • Government Control

    The british government took control of India.
  • Naionalist Groups

    Because of the reason that there were many nationalist people, two new nationalist groups were formed
  • Muslim League

    Muslim League
    The Muslim league was created.
  • British Reodering The Province

    British took back the order and divided the whole province.
  • Gandhi Leaves Bombay

    Gandhi Leaves Bombay
    Gandhi goes back to india. Leaves Bombay and goes to india. A very big crowd received Gandhi in india. He wants people to live equally. he wants people to share in responsibilities together.
  • Indian Troops

    Indian troops returned home from the war and britain still treated them really bad.
  • Guvernment New Law

    Guvernment New Law
    Britain passes a laws that allowed the government to put in jail the protesters without trial for up to 2 years.
  • Civil Disobedience

    Civil Disobedience
    The Congress Party declared civil disobedience. The british arrested thousands of Indians who participated in strikes.
  • Gandhi was arrested

    Gandhi was arrested
    Gandhi was arrested for sedition after a protest march led to violence. He was sentenced to six years.
  • Salt March

    Salt March
    This march was organized by Gandhi against 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.
  • Government was passed

    The British Parliament passed the Government of India Act. This provided local self government but there was no total independence yet.
  • Britain included India in WW2

    India was mad at Britain when they included India's military to World War II without consulting one of the colony's representatives.
  • British Promises

    The British tries to gain support of Indian nationalists and promises changes in the government, but they didn't promise independence just yet
  • Hunger strike

    Hunger strike
    Gandhi went on a hunger strike to stop communal riots.
  • Clashes of Calcutta

    Four clashes of Calcutta left 5000 people dead and 15000 hurt.
  • Pakistan's Division

    Pakistan divided into the West and East of India, and the British 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.
  • Killing of Gandhi

    Killing of Gandhi
    Gandhi was killed by a Hindu extremist.
  • Indias leader dies.

    The Indian leader, Nehru died during the first years of the independence.
  • East Pakistan Independent.

    East Pakistan was now independent changed its name to Bangladesh.