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Jul 1, 1497
Vasco de Gama sails for India
He began exploring the east coast of Africa. He wanted to open a direct trade route to India for their spices -
Establiment of the British East India company
It was a trading post in Mumbai, which was made so they could control the trade. -
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Western traders slowly built their our power causing the Mughal Empire to fall -
Industrial Revolution in Britian
Wealthy landowners started buying all the land. On the lang they started producing different ways of production. -
Creation of the Indian National Congress
Indians started demanding more modernization. Then later two groups formed which were the Hindus and the Muslims. -
Sepoy Rebellion
The Britsh tried to convert all the Indians to Christianity. So the Indians got mad and started to rebel. -
British overcome French and take control of India
India forced allies with French in the Battle of Plassey -
British colonized India
British took direct command of India -
Creation of the Muslim League
Was created to protect Muslim interests. And was stated they would not accept any Hindus in it. -
Rowlett Acts
The Rowlett Acts aloowed the government to jail proteestant without trail for as long as two years. -
Amritsar Massacre
To protest Rowlatt Acts, around 10,000 Hindus and Muslim flocked to Amristar. -
Mohandas Gandhi's leadership of the INC
Gandhi urged the Indian National Congress to follow the policy of the noncooperation with the British government. -
The Salt March
Gandhi and his followers walked 240 miles to the seacoast. There they began to make their own salt by collected seawater and letting it everyone -
WWII-Riots between Hindus and Muslim
The fights broke out in several cities. Caused 5,000 deaths and 15,000 hurt. -
Partition
There was a partition between Hindus and Muslim, -
Indian/Pakistan Independence
The Britsh House of Common passed an act to give India and Pakistan to Independence. -
Gandhi's Death
A Hindu extremist,who thought Gandhi to protective of Muslims, shot and killed him. -
Government of India Act
They fueled tension between Muslims and Hindus.