indian national congress. first national organization of indians to seek a voice in government...
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Indian National Congress
• First national organization of Indians to seek a voice in government
• Western educated individuals • Attempt to gain more influence in British rule • Gandhi joins
Jawaharlal Nehru
• Supporter of Gandhi • Protested British policies • Supported independence/democracy • Educated people about India’s issues– Encouraged them to vote
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
• United with Hindus initially• Eventually calls for separate Muslim state• Architect of Pakistan’s independence
Satyagraha
• Describes form of non-violent political resistance
• One of the most successful forms of political activism in modern history
• Combination of Hindu and Christian ideas• Non violence and loving your enemy
The Amritsar Massacre
• Turning point in independence movement • British troops open fire on a crowd in walled
garden • Radicalization of nationalism
The Salt March
• Tax on salt doubles • Burdened poorest people in India • Gandhi and followers march to sea• Illegally make salt – Arrested, non violence serves as inspiration
Indian Independence Act of 1947
• Granted India independence from Britain • Partitioned British India into two separate
states – India and Pakistan
• Religious riots as an effect– Muslims migrate from “would be India”; Hindus
migrate from “would be Pakistan”