1 / 17

Revolutions

Revolutions. India Day 1. Index Card Quick Quiz. What country in Asia is home to the Himalayas and Gandhi? What European nation controlled India in the late 1800’s? What does passive resistance mean? Why is Gandhi an important figure in India?. Think About It.

conan-ortiz
Download Presentation

Revolutions

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Revolutions India Day 1

  2. Index Card Quick Quiz • What country in Asia is home to the Himalayas and Gandhi? • What European nation controlled India in the late 1800’s? • What does passive resistance mean? • Why is Gandhi an important figure in India?

  3. Think About It • “ Passive resistance is a method of securing rights by personal suffering; it is the reverse of resistance by arms. When I refuse to do a thing that is repugnant to my conscience, I use south-force.” Gandhi 1938

  4. EQ • EQ: Is passive resistance always the best solution to conflict?

  5. British Rule • British took control of India had great ports for trade. • Brought railroads, telegraph lines, opened schools, English language helped unify the subcontinent. • But..taxes, no village industries. • British owned the land. Goal was to educated young Indians the Western Ways. • But they Indians would learn one thing…independence.

  6. Pressure • Indians formed the Indian National Congress in 1885. • Goal was to gain independence • Anyone who went against British was sent to jail.

  7. Mohandas Gandhi • Educated man went to law school in England • Traveled to South Africa and saw how white South Africans treated blacks and Indians. • AGAINST harsh racial laws • Wanted justice but knew British were more “powerful.” • Used nonviolent resistance: peaceful protesting • Self Sacrifice

  8. Gandhi in India • Gandhi believed the injustice of colonial rule would be exposed by displays of Indian sacrifice. • Famous for the “Salt march” • Nonviolent boycotts on goods • While in jail he refused to eat, people learned about his sufferings through the news paper. • By 1945 Britain recognized India as an independent nation.

  9. Salt March

  10. Outcome • Gandhi believed all South Asians should live peacefully. • But there was disagreements between the Muslims and Hindus. • Violence increased and India divided (partition). • Partition: to break apart • Gandhi was shot in 1948 by a Hindu extremist who stated Gandhi agreed with Muslims too much. • Death

  11. Ganges River

  12. Maps

  13. Vocabulary • Passive Resistance

  14. Think About It • Is passive resistance always the best solution to conflict? Explain

More Related