The life of the small brown man who lead a whole nation to independence-Alvin Methoth P6
By alvinmethoth
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Sepoys (Indian soldiers under the British) rebelled under the British. The Sepoys were engraged that their arms were made from pork and meat which were unholy for them.
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British Government took direct command of India, and enforced their government laws.
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Mahatma Gandhi is born in Porbandar in 1869
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Growing nationalism led to the founding of the Indian National Congress Party.
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First act of civil disobedience in South Africa
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Growing nationalism led to the founding of the Muslim League of Nations.
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Gandhi returns from South Africa forever to return to his homeland, India.
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Gandhi establishes his Ashram for his family and followers in the community.
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Indian Troops return home from the war.
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To protest the Rowlatt acts, around 10,000 Hindus & Muslims were gathered for prayers. Thousands were killed and injured by the British troops led by General Dyer.
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Congress party endorsed civil disobedience, the deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law.
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Gandhi organized a demonstration to defy the hated Salt Acts.
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Gandhi participates in Britain's Round Table Conference, to discuss the ossible independence of India
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British Government passes the Government of India Act.
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Even though Kasturba had a simple illness, Gandhi refused to give her modern medicine which would cure her. Gandhi was finally persuaded but it was too late, she died in Gandhi's arms.
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Gandhi visits Jinnah to work out an agreement to keep India as a whole.
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India is granted self-rule by the British
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The Independence of India Act finally took result and the partition was scheduled for August 15, 1947. It was the partition of the Brtiish Colony, that divided Hindus & Muslims. Into India & Pakistan (later Bangladesh).
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He was killed by Nathuram Godse in morning prayers, point blank.
