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Indian National Congress

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

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Indian National Congress

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  1. Indian National Congress

  2. First national organization of Indians to seek a voice in government • Western educated individuals • Attempt to gain more influence in British rule • Gandhi joins

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Supporter of Gandhi • Protested British policies • Supported independence/democracy • Educated people about India’s issues • Encouraged them to vote

  5. Mohammed Ali Jinnah

  6. United with Hindus initially • Eventually calls for separate Muslim state • Architect of Pakistan’s independence

  7. 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

  8. The Amritsar Massacre

  9. Turning point in independence movement • British troops open fire on a crowd in walled garden • Radicalization of nationalism

  10. The Salt March

  11. Tax on salt doubles • Burdened poorest people in India • Gandhi and followers march to sea • Illegally make salt • Arrested, non violence serves as inspiration

  12. Indian Independence Act of 1947

  13. 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”

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