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India's Muslim League
The Muslim League and The Indian National Congress both agreed that the slavery from the British was not right at all. They worked together to make it so that they would be partioned into their own independent country now known as modern day India. The Muslim League was also formed so that India was not made up of all Hindus which is what they were afraid of at the time. -
Gandhi returned to India
He took leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1920 and began fighting against the British. He started many movements and had people follow him all the way to India's independence. -
India's Boycotts
Gandhi called on Indians to refuse to buy British goods, attend government schools, pay British taxes, or vote at elections. Gandhi and all other Indians weaved their own cloth which was a big economic issue for the British because that was their main source of wealth. The sale of British cloth in India dropped sharply. -
Amritsar Massacre
A protest within India resulted in nearly 400 Indians slaughtered and about 1,200 were wounded. AKA Jallianwala Bagh massacre -
Civil Disobedience Movement
Indians disobeyed the law with non-violence means to achieve independence and weaken the British's economy and authority over India. -
Non-Cooperation Movement
Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts, picket liquor shops, and try to uphold the Indian values of honor and integrity. -
Salt March
Gandhi, followed by thousands of other Indians, marched a 240 mile trek in order to protest the salt taxes. Also the British restricted India from collecting or selling salt in their own country which was a major part of their daily intake diet. -
India Gained Independence
India gains independence from the British
