India's road to Independence

  • Muslum League

    Muslum League
    This league was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of the Indian muslim people. This league was encouraged by Britain because the people liked that idea and can reduce the likelihood of the people revolting. This league believed that they should split India based on their religion because they believed that India would be dominated of hindus.
  • Champaran Campaign

    Champaran Campaign
    The point of the Champaran Campaign in 1917-1918 was to turn the farmers against Britain. The farmers wanted to turn on britain because of the inhumane farming conditions. Also the farmers had to give their best farmland to grow what the landowner would desire and their best time and energy to maintain the crops. Britain would also torture the farmers if they would not make enough money. For example, Policemen would strap them to logs and beat them and also put logs on their chest.
  • Montagu Chelmsford Reforms

    Montagu Chelmsford Reforms
    This reform was introduced to the Indians stating that Britain will introduce a self governing institutions to India. Also many people believed that India’s representatives should have more control and say in political choices. This is important for the people because it will only provide the people of Britain with what they want and not consider the people of India.
  • Rolatt Acts

    Rolatt Acts
    The Rowlatt Acts allows certain political cases to be tried without juries and be confined for up to two years for the crime. Most Indian members of the high council voted against the act, but Britain wanted to implement this acts. As a result of Britain wanting to implement this acts Gandhi organised a protest called massacre of Amritsar, were many people died.
  • The Non- Cooperation Movement

    The Non- Cooperation Movement
    It was a movement lead by Ghandi around 1920 to resist the british rule. This was meant to be a Non-violence movement, but many ordinary people interpreted Gandhi's rules the wrong way and as a result there was some violence in the movement like chasing policemen back to their station and putting the building on fire.
  • The Civil Disobedience Movement

    The Civil Disobedience Movement
    In this movement Gandhi had had made a famous march known as the great salt march. This march was meant to send a message to britain because they were controlling the salt and had ridiculous prices so as a result Ghadi had marched to the sea to collect salt. After Gandhi was released from jail, Gandhi was able to have a seat in the London conference and was able to have a voice in India's future.
  • The Quit India movement

    The Quit India movement
    In World War two India was trying to gain it’s independence from Britain. On august 8, 1942 India told Britain to leave immediately, but Britain didn’t want to and as a result the top leadership was arrested including Gandhi. Because of all top leadership of the congress arrested for fighting for what all the people of india want, Many people went on an uprising and Britain couldn’t stop them. As a result of the people going on an uprising britain claims them as ungovernable and Britain didn’t
  • Indian Idependence Act

    Indian Idependence Act
    This Act stated that the British would leave and the land would be split up into Pakistan and India. Because the split of India based on religions, a lot of violence arose and led to the assassination of Gandhi. After his assassination there was some stability because everyone was shocked