Independence movement in India

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  1. 2. Ghandi was sickened by the violence from the partition which resulted in him doing this
  2. 4. religion dominating India following the Independence act
  3. 7. major democratic political party in India that represented the leaders in the Independence movement
  4. 9. one of Gandhi's principles also known as the "truth force"
  5. 11. a trek led by Gandhi to the coast to make salt from seawater. Started with 80 people and expanded to a large crowd who all joined to protest heavy taxation from the British.
  6. 13. religion dominating Pakistan following the Independence Act
  7. 14. massacre of hundreds of Indians gathered peacefully
  8. 15. Indian troops who served for the British army. Group of 200,000 troops by 1857
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  1. 1. the way India's government is organized after Independence. The prime minister holds the most power.
  2. 3. First governor-general of Pakistan. He is also a key proponent for dividing India into separate Muslim states
  3. 5. government body that passed the Indian Independence Act
  4. 6. Gandhi's nickname which means "great soul"
  5. 8. prime minister of India for 17 years and key leader in India's independence movement
  6. 10. a key leader in the independence movement who believed in achieving independence without violence
  7. 12. the principle of not using violence nor causing harm to any living thing