HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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helping the British fight World War II
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removing British control from the subcontinent
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abolishing caste distinctions and discrimination
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establishing a unified government based on religious teachings
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged from Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -His non-violent resistance helped end British rule in India and has influenced modern civil disobedience movements across the globe. Widely referred to as Mahatma, meaning great soul or saint in Sanskrit, Gandhi helped India reach independence through a philosophy of non-violent non-cooperation.
Detailed explanation-3: -From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -From history.com, THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 15, 1947, India and Pakistan win independence: “The Indian Independence Bill, which carves the independent nations of India and Pakistan out of the former Mogul Empire, comes into force at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947.
Detailed explanation-5: -Gandhi launched and directed three major campaigns in the Indian Independence Movement: noncooperation in 1919-1922, the civil disobedience movement and the Salt Satyagraha of 1930-1931, and the Quit India movement from about 1940-1942.