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In 1857 the East India Company/National Congress revolt. Ghandi was in freedom struggle
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The British now ruled India and it was under its power. No longer was it run by the East India Company
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Congress to free India from the British
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Ghandi visits South Africa to work on a muslim law firm, he is a lawer and was asked to be there by the British government. Realized the descrimination against Indians.
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This organization was created to protect Muslims. The leader was Muhammad Ali Jinnah and he insisted that Muslims resign from the congress party.
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Ghandi burned his 'pass' which was mandatory identification to carry, made by the government. He burned alot of passes taken from a box when a British soldier stopped him and beat him and later arrested him.
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Ghandi was named Mahatma for the first time which means "great soul" this was given by the hindus to him.
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Ghandi returns to India after standing up against the British and published the Declaration of Independence in India
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The British didnt do their promise and they were treated as second class citizens
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And act stablished by the government in which they can imprision a protestor for 2 says without a trail.
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British troops fired on a crowd of unarmed Indian protestors and killed 1000 Indians.
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Congress Party accepted civil disobidence. Ghandi launched his civil disobidence strike against the British.
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Ghandi created a march towards a seashore to collect salt and sell it there because according to British laws Indians could only buy salt from the government and pay taxes on it.
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Ghandi began a hunger strike as a way to alert the public. This also afected the British parliment if he died under their custudy.
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The British passed the government of India act where Indians could provide local self govern and limited democratic elections.
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A partition separated in India where the Northern parts (where they were Muslim)became Pakistan while the Southern part (Majority Hindu) became India
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While in Delhi Gandhi was assasinated by Nathuram Godse.