The Hindu conspiracy cases
Subtitle: activities of the Indian Independence Movement in the U.S., 1908-1933
Contributors: United States. Department of Justice. Library
Series: Archives unbound; Archives unbound
Publisher: Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 2796
Subjects: Sources; Politics and government; History; Autonomy and independence movements; East Indians; Nationalists; Political science
Description: During World War I, Indian nationalists took advantage of Great Britain's preoccupation with the European war by attempting to foment revolution in India to overthrow British rule. Their activities were aided politically and financially by the German Government. Indian nationalists in the United States were active in the independence movement effort through fundraising, arms buying, and propagandizing through the Hindustan Ghadar newspaper published in San Francisco.
Notes: Date range of documents: 1908-1933.

Reproduction of the originals from the Justice Department Library and U.S. National Archives.

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