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The Hindu Indian National Congress
the largest and mostly known Indian public organization, and influence of the Indian Independence Movement. -
Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud
He was member of a once-powerful Arabian family, began a suc- cessful campaign to unify Arabia. -
Muslim League
Political organization of India and Pakistan founded by Aga Khan III. -
Indians return home from war
Indians expected Britain to fulfill its promise. Instead, they were once again treated as second-class citizens. -
Rowlatt Act
Allowed the government to jail protesters without trial for as long as two years. -
Rowlatt Act Protested and Armistice Massacre
Around 10,000 Hindus and Muslims flocked to Amritsar, a major city in the Punjab. Nearly 400 Indians died and about 1,200 were wounded. -
Greek soldiers invaded Turkey
Threatened to conquer it., turkish sultan was powerless to stop the Greeks. -
Strikes and Demonstration
Thousands of Indians arrested for srikes and demonstration through all 1920. -
Persian Officer Takes Power
British tried to take over all of Persia and triggered a nationalist revolt in Persia so Persian army officer seized power. -
Mustafa Kemal
He successfully led Turkish nationalists in fighting back the Greeks and their British backers. -
Oil Large Investments
Between the 1920's and 1930's, European and American companies discovered enormous oil deposits in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, so foreign businesses invested huge sums of money to develop these oil fields. -
Salt March
Indians began to make their own salt by collecting seawater and letting it evaporate. -
British Parliament passed the Government of India Act
Provided local self-gov- ernment and limited democratic elections, but not total independence.
