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Indian Decolonization 1947-Present India and Britain India supported Allies during WWI, GB promised eventual self-rule in return; did not give it Indian National Congress staged protests after WWI, but divided by religion: Hindu and Muslim British passed laws that could arrest and jail nationalists without trial April 1919, Amritsar Massacre Brits declared all large gatherings illegal 10,000 unarmed Indians gathered in walled garden , British troops blocked only exit and fired; 400 dead (many children), 1200 injured Indians shocked and more determined to rid British control Gandhi Mohandas K.