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| 3280134771 | 1640's | Brits had 5 trading posts- cloth, spices, sugar, taxes | 0 | |
| 3280136326 | 1877 | Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India | 1 | |
| 3280138051 | 1885 | Indian congress formed- influenced by western notions of self rule and nationalism | 2 | |
| 3280145940 | 1919 | Independence movement, Amritsa massacre, salt revolt | 3 | |
| 3280150996 | 1935 | Government of India Act | 4 | |
| 3280152366 | 1940 | In Lahore resolution Jinnah called for the implementation of 2 state theory- supported by hindu nationalists, INC wanted secular and untied India | 5 | |
| 3280160205 | 1942 | Quit India Campaign begins | 6 | |
| 3280160206 | 1946 | Jinnah encourages separatist muslim homeland , lead to attacks on hindus in Calcutta, fearing civil war and with a lack of resources briitsh accelerate withdrawal | 7 | |
| 3280166671 | 14 of Aug 1947 | Indian independence | 8 | |
| 3280172006 | 15 of Aug 1947 | Pakistani independence | 9 | |
| 3280172007 | Result of announcements of independence | 14.5 million people crossed borders in the next year, sectarian violence cause 200 000-500 000 people to die, new government struggled to handle population exchanges, magnified by British withdrawal | 10 | |
| 3280181289 | Oct 1947 | Indian and Pakistani conflict over Kashmir begins | 11 | |
| 3280185190 | 1950s and 1960s | Indians advocate national language, feared linguistically based states would lead to separatism, state granted for Telagu speakers and became a precedent, made it difficult for central government to administer, develop, reform and create national changes | 12 | |
| 3280196108 | condition of India at independence | low economic indicators, life expectancy of 32 years, Nehru embarked on land reforms and industrialization to improve living standards, socialist approach | 13 | |
| 3280202172 | 1951 | Abolition of Zamandari system, redistribution of 30 acre plots | 14 | |
| 3280203886 | Failure of land redistribution | estate holders retained monopolies, challenged power of dominant castes, expensive compensation | 15 | |
| 3280208170 | 1952 | attempts at Maoist cooperative farming failed, limited reduction in inequality and poverty | 16 | |
| 3280211490 | 1965 | monsoon failure brought possibility for famine | 17 | |
| 3280212405 | 1966 | After green revolution conditions did not improve | 18 | |
| 3280215178 | 1951-1956 | 5 year plans of industrialization- factories built and foreign funding obtained | 19 | |
| 3280215179 | 1956-1961 | 5 year plans of industrialization- factories built and foreign funding obtained | 20 | |
| 3280217143 | goals of 5 year plans | imports substituted by Indian goods, self sufficiency, increased employment | 21 | |
| 3280217866 | Reality of 5 year plan | mixed economy emerged of private enterprise and public investment, protected economy not exposed to international competition stagnating innovation and incentive, Permit Raj- government officials sold permits and licenses for personal profit | 22 | |
| 3280221683 | 1990 | economy deregulated | 23 | |
| 3280225659 | 1914 | border between India and China drawn by Arthur McMahon, agreement never ratified and china claimed over 52 000 square kilometers of Indian territory | 24 | |
| 3280228649 | 1950 | China annexed Tibet | 25 | |
| 3280229057 | 1954 | Panscheel agreement hoped to dispel tensions | 26 | |
| 3280230014 | 1962 | Nehru ordered troops to take all Indian territories held by Chinese aggressors | 27 | |
| 3280232378 | Oct-Nov 1962 | China occupied large parts of Assam without significant opposition | 28 | |
| 3280233870 | result of 1962 conflict | 1400 Indians killed in skirmishes, CHina withdrew under US promises of support, non-alignment discredited, failure by Nehru and Krishna Menon | 29 | |
| 3280262085 | 1955 | Nehru visits soviet union to observe their planning methods and strengthen economic relationship | 30 | |
| 3280267113 | 1961 | Nehru visits Truman in the states receives 150 million in aid | 31 |
