India+Revolution+jm

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During World War 1 Indians started to have little interest in nationalism, which made billions of Indians want to join the British army. When the Indian troops returned home in 1918 they were treated like second classed citizens all over again. In 1919, the British made laws that allowed the government to put protesters in jail without denial of trial that would last for two years. Hindus and Muslims had a huge festival, they intended to fast and pray and listen to political speeches, this alarmed the British. The British were given orders to kill the crowd without any warning, many Indians had died and many were wounded. This made the Indians demand independence. =====

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A Amritsar Massacre news started to spread through India. It was set stage for Mahandas K. Gandhi to emerge as the leader of indepedence movement. Gandhi tought religions from all over the world, it attracted millions of followers. Because of no cooperation the British failed to punish the officers responsible for the Amritsar masscre. In 1920, there was a Congress Party endorsed the deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law, and noviolence to achieve independence. Gandhi told the Indians not to buy any British goods, attend government schools, pay British taxes, or vote in elections. Gandhi's idea of civil disobedience took economic control on the British. The British struggled to keep trains running, factories operating, and overcrowded jails from bursting. =====

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The British arrested thousands of Indians that were a part in the strikes and demonstrations. Because the British made laws to where they could only buy salt from the government, Gandhi and his followers walked 240 miles to the seacoast to get salt. Gandhi and his followers began to recieve rewards of their civil disobedience campaigns and gained more political power for the Indians. In 1935, British Parliament passed the Government of India Act. The Government of India Act fueled mounting tensions between Muslims and Hindus. =====