Nationalism
Indian Nationalism Grows
- The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League were both at a time ruled by the British.
- These two groups really pushed for independence from the British.
- The Indians fought in WWII for the British army.
- In 1918, the Indian troops finally returned home from the war.
- Because the British promised India self -government after war, India was expecting to finally be free.
- But the British never did that and the people who revolted were put in jail through the Rowlatt Act that was passed.
- In result, the Hindus and Muslims protested with about 10,000 people.
- To prevent this revolt, the British ended up killing about 400 and injuring 1,200.
- This was later called the Amritsar Massacre.
Gandhi's Tactics of Nonviolence
- Mohandas K. Gandhi came up as an independence leader after the massacre.
- Gandhi used nonviolent tactics to weaken the British authority.
- He made a lot of Indian's refuse to buy British products, attend their schools, pay taxes and many other things.
- In 1930, Gandhi led a march to the coast to get their own salt to protest the salt tax that the British had.
- Eventually about 60,000 people were arrested.
- But Gandhi used the best way to get something that is right for your people which was protesting, boycotting, and refusal of buying products, led to a peaceful way to gain independence.