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India's Anti-Colonial Movement: From Moderation to Radicalism

8/5/2025

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Anti-colonial sentiment in India ignited in the 18th century, paving the way for the Indian National Congress in 1885. Initially a moderate force, the party grew more radical in response to British oppression. Under Gandhi's inspiring leadership in the 1920s and 1930s, it championed nonviolent resistance, ultimately calling for complete self-rule, or Purna Swaraj, in 1929.

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Anti-colonial sentiment in India ignited in the 18th century, paving the way for the Indian National Congress in 1885. Initially a moderate force, the party grew more radical in response to British oppression. Under Gandhi's inspiring leadership in the 1920s and 1930s, it championed nonviolent resistance, ultimately calling for complete self-rule, or Purna Swaraj, in 1929.