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british raj? |
the period of british government rule in india between 1858 and 1947 |
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what did the british build in india |
road railways schools hospitals dams canals |
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indian national congress |
formed in 1900 believed indians should be free from british leader-gandhi |
facts about indian national congress |
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great war |
indians fought alongside british indians gave british money, food, materials 50,000 indians died |
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1919 |
5 million wealthy indians given right to vote but british still controlled a lot |
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amritsar |
british commander ordered fire into crowd-379 people killed demonstration congress demanded independent india |
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what did gandhi encourage |
strikes, demonstrations, boycotts - passive resistance |
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when was the salt tax protest why? |
1930 indians not allowed to make own salt, heavily taxed to buy it |
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how many people were arrested at the salt tax march and why was it successful |
100,000 fir making own salt from seawater yes |
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1935 |
Government of india act gave indians right to control everything but army |
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world war 2 |
2.5 million indians volunteered to fight britain gave independence after |
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solution for violence between muslims and hindus? |
pakistan for muslims india for hindus |
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when did british stop ruling india |
15 August 1947 |
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