1919 ⟶ Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

April 13: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre in northern India: A...
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😥 Indian Famine Causes Over a Million Deaths

1899–1900: Indian famine kills over 1 million people.⟶
Indian Famine Causes Over a Million Deaths (1899)
FamineBritish EmpireColonialismMortalityEconomic HardshipHunger
IndiaIndia

📜 Indian Councils Act Enacted

March 12: Indian Councils Act passed.⟶
Indian Councils Act Enacted (1909)
British EmpireColonialismPolitical ReformIndian Independence MovementRepresentation
IndiaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏛️ New Delhi Established as Capital of British India

December 12: New Delhi becomes the capital of British India.⟶
New Delhi Established as Capital of British India (1911)
British EmpireColonialismGovernancePolitical HistoryImperialism
IndiaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

💥 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

April 13: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre in northern India: Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer orders troops of the British Indian Army to fire their rifles into a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians, killing from 379 to 1,000 people and injuring another 1,500.⟶
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)
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🧂 Gandhi Leads Salt March to Protest British Salt Monopoly

March 12: Salt March by Mohandas Gandhi and the official start of civil disobedience in British India.⟶
Gandhi Leads Salt March to Protest British Salt Monopoly (1930)
Civil DisobedienceIndian Independence MovementBritish EmpireGandhiNonviolent ResistanceNationalismColonialismProtest
IndiaIndia

🌾 Bengal Famine

A famine in Bengal kills up to 3 million people.⟶
Bengal Famine (1943)
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IndiaIndia