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Gandhi is Born
Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. He was born to the his parents known as Karamchand Gandhi and hPutlibai Gandhi. His full birth name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. (History of the Modern World) -
Gandhi Passes British Bar and Enrolls in High Court
Gandhi's class background enabled him to make the sea voyage to Britian to persue his desired education. Gandhi sought to get his credentials in law. Gandhi's institutional affiliation to the University of London was also his relationship to the "Inner Tempke." (Gandhi:Soldier of Nonviolence)(ucla.edu) -
Gandhi Founds the Natal Indian Congress
Gandhi founded the Natal Indian Congress to oppose a bill denying Indians the right to vote in South Africa. He successfully focuses a broad range of public attention on injustices against Indians. Even placescas far away as India and the UK supported Gandhi in this. (Gandhi: Soldier of Nonviolence)(Wordpress.com) -
Gandhi Begins His "Transformation"
Troughout his "transformation", Gandhi moved deliberately from place to place. This was meant to simplify his life and "strip himself to a lioncloth." He sought a way to organize his convictions into a form that others would understand and respond to. (Gandhi: Soldier of Nonviolence) -
Founded the Weekly Newspaper- "Indian Opinion"
Gandhi was ppersuaded to found a weekly newspaper in partnership with two Indian journalists- M.H. Nazar and Madanjit Viyavaharik. It cost him nearly all of his savimgs but he went through with it because he thoght it was a good investment. The paper was published in four languages- English, Hindi, Gujerati, and Tamil. (Gandhi: Slodier of Nonviolence)(SAHO) -
Gandhi's "Transformation" Ended
After six yers of traveling and moving from place to place, Gandhi finally found a place to settle down. He had sought to simplified his life and he did just that. He organized his convictions into a form that that others would understand and respond to. (Gandhi: Soldier of Nonviolence) -
Outbreak of world War 1
The spark of World War 1 was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofie. the war was fought mostly by soldiers in trenches. There was an estimated 10 million military deaths and another 20 million wounded. The war was concluded with a peace treaty which actually set the stage for World War 2. (History of the modern World)(About.com) -
Gandhi's Relations with African Government
Gandhi was initially sent Africa as a legal advisor of and Indian firm in Durbane. The government of Africa granted importnt concessions tonGandhi's demands. These included the recognition of their marriages andmunicipal tax exemptions. He then returned to India, considering as finished his objectives in Africa. (History of the Modern World)(Brother Veritus's Website) -
British Arrest Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi served two years in prison for sedition. Sedition is a conduct or speech inciting people to rebel agains the authority of a state or monarch. Gandhi promoted Indian self-rule through a boycott of British goods nd institutions, this lead to the arest of thousands of atyagrahis. (History of the Modern World)(Stanford.edu) -
The British Release Gandhi From Prison
Gandhi was finally released from prison after serving two years. He was first locked up do sedition. He promoted Indian self-rule. (History of the Modern World) -
Kellog- Briand Pact
The Kellog- Briand Pact was a treaty between the President of the Uniyed Staes of America, the President of the German Reich, the King of the Belgians, the President of the French Republic, etc. It was published in both English and French. It was an agreement to outlaw war signed on August 27, 1928. Sometimes it is referred to as the Pact of Paris becayse thatvis the city in which it was signed. It was one of many efforts to prevent another World War. (History of the ModernWorld) -
Afghan king Amanullah Forced to Resign
At first, Amanullah was seen as a national hero. He wanted to reform and modernized his county but that soon faded. After returning from Europe, there were attacks against Amanullah by forces of Habibullah, and he was forced into exile. (History of the Modern World)(Ariaye.com) -
Start of the Great Depression
The Great Depression was caused by the crashing of the stock market and it placed millions of Americans out of work. Many businesses began to cut back on workers' hours and wages and banks also were affected. They had started to close because they had a large lump sum of their clients momey invested into the stock market. Farmers also suffered because the Great Planes were hit with droughts and dust storms duringnthis time aswell. (History of the Modern World)(About.com) -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,409 Americans were dead, 21 ships had either been sunk or damaged, and 188 U.S. aircrafts had been destroyed. The U.S. abandoned its policy of isolationism and declared war on Japan, officially bringing the U.S. into World Wsr 2. (History of the Modern World)(About.com) -
The Dutch East Indies Campaign
The Dutch East Indies Campaign was a unified command for tje South West Pacific area. This area was under British General Wavell's command. It was also an American- British- Dutch- Australian command aswell. (Hidtory of the Modern World) -
Gandhi Dies
Gandhi died in the city of New Delhi, India. He was assassinated by a Hindu finatic. Gandhi was walking to a prayer meeting when he was killed because the assassinator mistakably thought he was harming the Hindus by beng kind to the Muslims. (History of theModern World)(Orcle: Think Quest)