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Indian independence movement
- Gandhi–Irwin PactThe Gandhi-Irwin Pact freed over 90,000 political prisoners but could not save Bhagat Singh.
- Muslim nationalism in South AsiaIn 1971, East Pakistan won independence and became Bangladesh. Language and region proved stronger than shared religion.
- Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919On the 18th of March 1919, a law passed in Delhi that would shake the foundations of British rule in India. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919 was rushed through the Imperial Legislative Council over the united objection of…
- Communal AwardGandhi declared a fast until death over the Communal Award. He wrote from Yervada Jail in September 1932.
- Khilafat MovementGandhi joined Muslim leaders in the Khilafat Movement to protect the Ottoman sultan's role as caliph.
- Independence Day (India)India's Independence Day date was borrowed from Japan's surrender. Lord Mountbatten picked August 15 for that reason.
- Indian independence movementIn 1919, British troops fired 1,651 rounds into a walled courtyard in Amritsar.
- Indian National CongressThe Indian National Congress began in 1885 with just 72 delegates, mostly lawyers. No women attended.
- Jallianwala Bagh massacreBrigadier-General Dyer said he quite possibly could have dispersed the Amritsar crowd without firing.
- Bengal RenaissanceIn 1823, Raja Rammohan Roy wrote to the Governor-General against a Sanskrit College.
- Gandhi capMany people on stage behind Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 wore Gandhi caps.
- Round Table Conferences (India)India's most prominent political party missed the first London talks on India's future.
- Swadeshi movementIndia's Swadeshi movement began with a map, not with cloth. Britain split Bengal by religion.