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    Key events in India's struggle for freedom from British rule included the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi from 1920-1922, the salt march and beginning of the civil disobedience movement in 1930, and the Quit India movement launched by Gandhi in 1942 demanding an end to British rule. India finally gained independence in 1947 after decades of non-violent protests and uprisings against British colonial domination.

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    Key events in India's struggle for freedom from British rule included the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi from 1920-1922, the salt march and beginning of the civil disobedience movement in 1930, and the Quit India movement launched by Gandhi in 1942 demanding an end to British rule. India finally gained independence in 1947 after decades of non-violent protests and uprisings against British colonial domination.

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    Struggle: India'S Freedom

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    Key events in India's struggle for freedom from British rule included the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi from 1920-1922, the salt march and beginning of the civil disobedience movement in 1930, and the Quit India movement launched by Gandhi in 1942 demanding an end to British rule. India finally gained independence in 1947 after decades of non-violent protests and uprisings against British colonial domination.

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    WHILE EVERY DAY WAS A STRUGGLE FOR THE

    A BRIEF HISTORY OF
    INDIANS FIGHTING FOR THEIR FREEDOM, SOME

    INDIA'S KEY EVENTS RATTLED THE BRITISH


    MONARCHY, ENOUGH FOR INDIA TO AWAKEN

    FREEDOM
    TO ITS FREEDOM ON AUGUST 15, 1947.

    STRUGGLE 1912
    Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy - Assasination of Viceroy Of

    India,Lord Hardinge

    1913
    Ghadar Party was formed oversea to fight for

    independence

    1914-1917
    Hindu-German Conspiracy

    1915
    Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa to

    India

    1916-1918
    Mohammad Ali Jinnah joined Indian National Congress

    1919
    Jallianwala Bagh massacre -13th April - General Dyer

    Rowlatt Satyagraha – Gandhiji called for a countrywide

    campaign against the Rowlatt Act.

    1919-1924
    The Khilafat Movement – The movement of Indian

    Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

    1920-1922
    Non-cooperation Movement – Gandhi contemplated

    this non-violent movement against oppressive British

    rule in India

    1922
    Chauri Chaura (Gorakhpur district) killing; Mahatma

    Gandhi called off non-cooperation.

    1927
    Simon Commission – The British government appointed

    a commission to formulate further constitutional

    reforms for India under Sir John Simon

    DECEMBER,1928
    Bhagat Singh killed a senior British police officer in

    Lahore

    1929
    Declaration of Poorna Swaraj in (Lahore session)
    A BRIEF HISTORY OF

    INDIA'S
    FREEDOM MARCH-APRIL, 1930
    Beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement with

    STRUGGLE
    Gandhi’s salt march to the sea at Dandi to oppose

    British taxes of salt

    NOVEMBER, 1930
    The First Round Table Conference was held in London

    DECEMBER, 1931
    Second Round Table Conference was held

    1931
    On 5th March 1931 the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was

    signed

    1932
    Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar

    1935
    Government of India Act was passed

    1937
    Indian provincial elections

    1939
    All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas

    Chandra Bose

    All congress ministries resigned

    1940
    Lahore Resolution for the establishment of a

    separate homeland for the Muslims of British India

    passed

    1942
    Quit India Movement (August) – Gandhi launched his

    third major movement against British rule

    Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra

    Bose

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