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Rowlatt Acts
British pass the Rowlatt Acts, which allows the government to jail protesters without a trial for as long as two years. -
Amritsar Massacre
To protest the Rawlatt Acrs, around 10,000 Hindus and Muslims flocked to Amritsar, a major city in Punjab. They wanted to fast and pray and listen to political speeches, but public meetings were banned by the British. British troops opened fire on the crowd without warning. Nearly 400 Indians died and around 1,200 were wounded. -
Congess Party supports civil disobedience
Congress Party pubilcy stated that they supported civil disobedience, which is the belibrate and public refusal to obey an unjust law, and nonviolence, as the means to achieve independence. -
Gandhi's nonviolent protests
Gandhi and his followers protested the British, they boycotted their goods, and held many strikes and protests. -
The Salt March
Gandhi organized the Salt march, which defied the Salt Acts, stating that indians can only buy salt from the government, and they had to pay a tax. Gandhi and followers walked around 240 miles and made own salt by collecting seawater and letting it evaporate. More demonstrations against the salt tax took place throughout India, resulting in about 60,000 people, including Ghandi, being arrested. -
Government of India Act
British passed the Government of India Act,which provided local self-government and limited democratic elections, but not total independence. This act also fueled tensions between the Hindus and the Muslims -
Indians fighting in WWI
Britain forced India’s armed forces to fight in World War 2 with consulting the colony’s elected representatives. -
Quit India Movement
Ghandi lanched the Quit India movement, and was arrested the nest day, which led to many nonviolent protests.
