Indian Independence

Indian Independence 1918-1930 Events after World War I – 1918 Hindus and Muslims did not trust each other British encouraged that distrust British strongly opposed granting independence British impose harsh laws to stop independence movement Amritsar Massacre – April 1919 British had outlawed all large gatherings 10,000 unarmed Indians assembled in a walled garden in Amritsar for political meeting British blocked only entrance & fired on the trapped crowd, 400 people killed and another 1,200 people wounded. Made Indians more determined to achieve independence Gandhi’s Role Used civil disobedience – refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust Led nonviolent movement for self-government and for greater tolerance among India’s social and religious groups The Indian people called him Mahatma meant “great soul” Encouraged Indians to boycott British cloth 1922 to 1930 – he was imprisoned & the movement slowed.