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COLONIES NEGOTIATED INDEPENDENCE

COLONIES NEGOTIATED INDEPENDENCE. BY JESSICA IMMERMANN & HANNAH JENKINS. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Generally nonviolent protesting India Gold Coast Nationalism After WWII—believed they were strong enough. INDIA. British motherland Gandhi—non-violent protesting

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COLONIES NEGOTIATED INDEPENDENCE

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  1. COLONIES NEGOTIATED INDEPENDENCE • BY JESSICA IMMERMANN & HANNAH JENKINS

  2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • Generally nonviolent protesting • India • Gold Coast • Nationalism • After WWII—believed they were strong enough

  3. INDIA • British motherland • Gandhi—non-violent protesting • Indian National Congress (1885) • Muslim League (1906) • Religious divide

  4. GANDHI • Leader of Indian protesters • 1942—Aressted • Released because of bad health • After WWII—called off Indian Stuggle • British—indicatations of independence • 100,000 politicans released • 1948—Assinated by Nathuram Godse

  5. INDIAN INDEPENDENCE quit india---- no fighting in WWII   contraversial Gahndi  Muslim League support british in WWII    fail to secure votes  Round Table Conferences  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5X7LzTrLYU

  6. Indian Independence (Round Table Conferences) • There was three  • First: 1931 •   All Indian Federation  • Second: 1931 •    Gahndi-Irwin Pact  •    Untouchables and Muslims  •       not minorities •       no agreement---- Poona Pact  •  Third: 1932  •     The Labour Party and Indian Nationalist Party did not attend  •     Pakistani named 

  7. Indian Independence count.  • Louis Mountbatten • Governor-General of India • Indian Independence Act 1947 •    India and Pakistan have independence

  8. Pakistan Movement • Muslims wanted independednt state • Pakistan • Minority • however had lots of culture • Muhammad Ali Jinnah • Got independence in Indian Independence Act 1947

  9. GOLD COAST • Independence Movement– United Gold Coast Convention • Economic prosperity during WWII • Cocoa exports, railroads, roads • Wanted say a say in prosperity • Inspired by India

  10. KWAME NKRUMAH • Educated in America • Inspired by their people and gov • Linked Africans with industrial countries’ people in London • 1949-Gold Coast • Forms Convention People’s Party • Nkrumah gets power in self-rule elections • Independence

  11. GOLD COAST BECOMES GHANA • 1957—Independence • First to win it • British gave it—leading them on • Parliamentary Democracy • Nkrumah—leader and a hero • African colonies inspired more

  12. Burma • aka Myanmar • First separated from India • Then negotiated independence • Aung San-Attlee Agreement on 27 January 1947

  13. Websites http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/independence1947_01.shtml http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7171361.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/11/newsid_2524000/2524453.stm http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/British/BrIndia2.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/510855/Round-Table-Conference http://www.cfob.org/HistoryofBurma/historyOfBurma.shtml Pictures http://www.cebu-philippines.net/images/MapTier2SouthEastAsia.gif http://www.india-tourism.com/fileadmin/maps/indiamap-en.gif http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KdcWntyPmeg/TIZlHUqbYiI/AAAAAAAAAxM/KukZ4XlgDo4/s1600/Photo+of+Kwame+Nkrumah.jpg http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/561906/Sri-Lanka/278847/Independent-Ceylon-1948-71 http://inspirationaldaily.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/mahatma-gandhi-inspirational-daily.jpg http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/india-flag.gif http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/india-flag.gif http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/burma.htm http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com/Friendship-Pins/Ghana/Flag-Pins-Ghana-Ghana.jpg Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5X7LzTrLYU

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