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Nationalism in India & Gandhi

Nationalism in India & Gandhi. Global II: Spiconardi. What happened when we were last in India?. Conditions in India. Nearly 1 million Indians served in World War I For this military service, Britain promised reforms that would lead to India’s eventual independence

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Nationalism in India & Gandhi

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  1. Nationalism in India & Gandhi Global II: Spiconardi

  2. What happened when we were last in India?

  3. Conditions in India • Nearly 1 million Indians served in World War I • For this military service, Britain promised reforms that would lead to India’s eventual independence • After WWI, Britain did not fulfill it’s promise • In fact, Britain increased control over India • The Rowlatt Act • Protestors of British policy could be jailed for 2 years without a trial • Denial of a trial by jury violates individual rights

  4. Hindus & Muslims come together to protest the Rowlatt Act. Amritsar officials had passed a ban on public meetings unknown to it’s residents British fire on unarmed Indians for violating ban on public meetings Shooting lasts 10 minutes straight 400-1000 killed (depends on source) 1800 wounded Amritsar Massacre

  5. Gandhi • Quotes • “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” • “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” • “I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.” • “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” • “It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.”

  6. Gandhi • Methods • Civil Disobedience Refusing to obey an unjust law • Passive Resistance to secure rights without using violence; the opposite of achieving goals by using force

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