INDIA: THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT Take brief notes on right – side lines
European Interest & Trade with India
European Dominance of India
Rebellion by Indians Sepoy Rebellion, 1857
English Annexation of India (Start of the “British Raj”) 1858-1947 Queen Victoria
Indian Assimilation Schools, hospitals, roads, railroads Cash Crops English Language
Indian Nationalism Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma) Civil Disobedience Salt March Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma) Civil Disobedience Shame British into leaving Dressed like a commoner
Indian Independence
Modern India Jawaharlal Nehru 1947-1964 Rajiv Gandhi Son of Indira 1984-1989 Indira Gandhi Daughter of Nehru 1955-1977. 1980-1984 assassinated Dr. Manmohan Singh 2004-present