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Indian Independence and Gandhi

Indian Independence and Gandhi. DESIRE FOR INDEPENDENCE. INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: Organized by nationalists in 1885 to gain greater rights for Indians WORLD WAR I: Indians were forced to fight for Britain. DELHI GATE. Dedicated to the 70,000 Indian troops who died during WWI.

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Indian Independence and Gandhi

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  1. Indian Independence and Gandhi

  2. DESIRE FOR INDEPENDENCE • INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: Organized by nationalists in 1885 to gain greater rights for Indians • WORLD WAR I:Indians were forced to fight for Britain

  3. DELHI GATE • Dedicated to the 70,000 Indian troops who died during WWI

  4. DESIRE FOR INDEPENDENCE • AMRITSAR MASSACRE:British troops open-fired on peaceful Indian protesters • In 10 mins., 379 were killed & 1,100 were wounded

  5. Characteristics of a Good Leader for India...? • What qualities should a leader for India possess? • Why would these qualities prove important?

  6. GOOD LEADER FOR INDIA FOREIGN? RELIGIOUS? WHY NOT?

  7. MOHANDAS GANDHI GREAT SOUL • MAHATMA = • Studied Law in England • Fought racial prejudice in South Africa PEACE & LOVE, DUDE!

  8. GANDHI’S DOCTRINE (BELIEFS) AHIMSA • ______________: nonviolence; reverence for all life • CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE:refusal to obey unjust laws IF YOU BE DISRESPECTIN’…THEN I’LL WHIP OUT A CAN OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE!

  9. Fusion of Hindu Traditions and Western Thought STYLE ANDCOMFORT…BOOYAH! • Followed Hindu religious practices (no meat) and beliefs (Polytheistic) • Wore traditional Hindu clothes: ________ HINDU Dhoti

  10. Fusion of Hindu Traditions and Western Thought WESTERN • _______________ & _______________: • Fought for = rights for untouchables • Fought for women’s rights NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY

  11. HOW IS THIS PICTURE INACCURATE?

  12. MAKING CONNECTIONS Although THOREAU referenced the American government in his essay, how are his ideas related to the situation in India in the 1800s and early 1900s?

  13. Gandhi's Nationalist Movement • 1920s and 30s – Series of nonviolent actions against British rule (What is Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance called?) • Boycott British goods and textiles • Restore the practice of spinning and weaving textiles

  14. NATIONALIST PRIDE

  15. Restoring Pride in Spinning and Weaving “GET RID OF OUR HELPLESSNESS” HOW COULD SPINNING AND WEAVING MAKE INDIANS LESS HELPLESS?

  16. The Salt March 1930 WHY SALT? • Necessary for survival • British claimed sole right to: • Burdened ___________and symbolized ________________ produce and sell salt the poor oppression

  17. THE SALT MARCH (1930) WHAT HAPPENED? • 240 mile march to the sea to collect their own salt • Thousands joined in support and thousands were arrested

  18. The Salt March (1930)

  19. The Salt March (1930) RESULTS • British granted ______________________ But NOT __________________________ Britain was greatly criticized for this! some freedom Independence The World Watched

  20. From Gandhi to Modern India WWII ► Indians are forced to fight ► Indian National Congress and Gandhi ____________ REFUSE! "QUIT INDIA"

  21. The Cost of India • India becomes too costly for the British to control Troops & Supplies Riot Control

  22. Religious Conflict Partition OTHER ____________ = (Christians, Buddhists, etc.) ____________ = 255 Million ____________ = 95 Million HINDU MUSLIM 1940

  23. PROBLEM INDEPENDENT INDIA CANNOT BE RULED BY ALL HINDUS!!!

  24. SOLUTION! ► British divide the territory into: HINDU _________ AND MUSLIM _________________ (East and West) ►As people move to their new homes, violence erupts INDIA PAKISTAN

  25. HINDUS MUSLIMS HINDUS MUSLIMS

  26. One Slight Problem… ►As people move to their new homes, violence erupts

  27. GANDHI ► Hunger strike “unto death”…or until peace resumes ► January 30, 1948: Gandhi is assassinated by a disgruntled Hindu upset about the partition of India

  28. Gandhi's Funeral

  29. Gandhi Monument

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