1914 India sends troops to help England in WWI
800,000 soldiers sent to England
1917 Balfour grants Indians independence in the Balfour report
1918 still not free, wanting for change, Britain needs to do something
~Rowlatt act - grants UK all rights in India, suspend the Habeus Corpus
Amritsar- massive protest, 4 Europeans killed, 379 Indian killed
Mohandus K Ghandi
wealthy Indian family
went to school
Lawyer
He went to SA to defend the right of Indians, 2nd class standards at least
left SA 1915, returns to a turmoil-ed India
-Religious tension
Hindus
Muslims
Ghandi has to deal with the English
1919 -Government of India Act
-INC Indian National Congress ~Ghandi is head of it 1921
-Civil disobedience
400,000,000 indians
200,000 "british"
He suggests they do not do what British say because there are more Indians then British
SALT ACT 1930 ~stop purchasing salt from Britain -Salt March, they go make their own salt to protest
Salt March is the symbolic gesture to disobey English
Ghandi is an Egalitarian, means everyone is an Indian and everyone should get along no matter what religion
-Hindus disagree, they are nervous about this, they don't want to loose power
-Muslims don't care, they are oppressed either way, led by Mohamed Jinnah
1935- Act of India is signed
-Grants India independence, with Hindu control
- NEHRU Hindu leader + Jinnah
1939
1947 Bangladesh and Pakistan are included now but are gone
800,000 soldiers sent to England
1917 Balfour grants Indians independence in the Balfour report
1918 still not free, wanting for change, Britain needs to do something
~Rowlatt act - grants UK all rights in India, suspend the Habeus Corpus
Amritsar- massive protest, 4 Europeans killed, 379 Indian killed
Mohandus K Ghandi
wealthy Indian family
went to school
Lawyer
He went to SA to defend the right of Indians, 2nd class standards at least
left SA 1915, returns to a turmoil-ed India
-Religious tension
Hindus
Muslims
Ghandi has to deal with the English
1919 -Government of India Act
-INC Indian National Congress ~Ghandi is head of it 1921
-Civil disobedience
400,000,000 indians
200,000 "british"
He suggests they do not do what British say because there are more Indians then British
SALT ACT 1930 ~stop purchasing salt from Britain -Salt March, they go make their own salt to protest
Salt March is the symbolic gesture to disobey English
Ghandi is an Egalitarian, means everyone is an Indian and everyone should get along no matter what religion
-Hindus disagree, they are nervous about this, they don't want to loose power
-Muslims don't care, they are oppressed either way, led by Mohamed Jinnah
1935- Act of India is signed
-Grants India independence, with Hindu control
- NEHRU Hindu leader + Jinnah
1939
1947 Bangladesh and Pakistan are included now but are gone