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Festival of Empire, 1911

Event 12 May 1911 ‐ 1 October 1911

A festival held at Crystal Palace to promote Britain's empire

Universal Races Congress

Event 26 July 1911 ‐ 29 July 1911

Race relations conference

Tagore wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Event 16 November 1913

First World War (1914-1918)

Event 28 June 1914 ‐ 11 November 1918

A global conflict in which Britain drew on its imperial troops, resulting in the recruitment of over 1 million Indian soldiers, sailors and non-combatant labourers

Race Riots, 1919

Event January 1919 ‐ August 1919

Series of riots, primarily in port cities, in the aftermath of the First World War

Amritsar Massacre

Event 13 April 1919

Massacre of Indians in Amritsar, Punjab

Sakuntala Performance, November 1919

Event 14 November 1919 ‐ 21 November 1919

Aliens Restriction Act 1919

Event 23 December 1919

A law which restricted where foreign nationals resident in Britain could work and live

Aliens Order 1920

Event 1920

Restrictive order requiring 'alien' immigrants to register in the United Kingdom

Formation of League of Nations

Event 10 January 1920