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Explain whether the work of Gandhi during the years 1918-1937 made independence for India more or les likely.
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Explain whether the work of Gandhi during the years 1918-1937 made independence for India more or les likely. In 1857, the East India Company sailed to India and defeated the Mughal Empire. The British crown took over the Indian government and Britons were sent to live there. This was known as colonialism, those who thought it was a good idea to take over others lands and actually did. One of these lands was India. At the time India was seen a savage land. Missionaries and legislators wanted to stamp out slavery, barbaric punishment and sacrifices. Industrialists wanted raw materials such as gold, diamond and chocolate. They wanted to grow and sell food, which could not be grown at home. The armed forces found the country useful as it could use them to fuel ships. The period in which Britain ruled India is known as the British Raj. The king or...
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