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Learning Goals. Today you should be able to . . . Describe how nationalism led to independence in India & Vietnam . Because . . . t his will help you understand how the past shapes the future. Nationalism & Independence. India & Vietnam. Nationalism.

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  1. Learning Goals Today you should be able to . . . Describe how nationalism led to independence in India& Vietnam. Because . . . this will help you understand how the past shapes the future

  2. Nationalism & Independence India & Vietnam

  3. Nationalism people should be loyal to and unite with those with whom they share common a culture and land OUTCOME: leads to INDEPENDENCE from colonial rulers

  4. INDIA Mohandas Gandhi 1869-1948 VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh 1890-1969

  5. India • Ruled by the British since 1613 • most populous and valuable colony of the British Empire • known as the jewel in the British crown "New crowns for old ones!“ An 1876 political cartoon of British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) making Queen Victoria Empress of India.

  6. Some Indians went along with British rule • Others did not The Battle of Arcot. In 1751, Robert Clive and 300 men faced an Indian army of 10,000. The Indians had many pieces of artillery and their attack was led by armoured elephants. But the encounter lasted only an hour, at the end of which time the Indian army was in flight.

  7. Mohandas Gandhi • born in India in 1869 • Assassinated in India in 1948 • Lawyer – moves to South Africa to fight against Apartheid • Moves back to India in 1915 to help gain freedom from British rule • Mahatma – “great soul” • Bapu – “father”

  8. Non-Violent Protest Trying to bring change without using violence • passive resistance • civil disobedience Inspired other civil rights leaders around the world Nelson Mandela (South Africa) Martin Luther King Jr. (United States)

  9. Vietnam • Colony of the French since 1887 • “French Indochina” - Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

  10. Ho Chi Minh • Vietnamese nationalist leader • Turns to the Communist Party for help in fighting against the French • Viet Minh – league fighting for the independence of Vietnam from the French • First French Indochina War (1946-1954)

  11. Geneva Conference 1954 • After the First Indochina War, Vietnam is “temporarily” split into two different countries along the 17th parallel • North • Communist(backed by China & Soviet Union) • Ho Chi Minh (leader) • South • Democratic(backed by U.S.) • Ngo Dinh Diem, military dictatorships, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

  12. Hanoi (Viet Minh) (Viet Cong) (Ho Chi Minh City)

  13. Southern Resistance • Viet Cong – resistance movement in South Vietnam to unite the south with the communist north • Ho Chi Minh Trail – used to supply the Viet Cong with resources to fight against the democratic gov’t in the south

  14. Vietnam War (1955-1975) • National elections in 1956 were to select a new leader and unite Vietnam • South Vietnam’s leader refuses to hold elections, saying South Vietnam never signed the Geneva Accords and tries to crush communism • Split b/w north & south remains, starting the Vietnam War (Second Indochina War) • Split lasts until the end of the Vietnam war in 1975

  15. TOPICS • Colonial rule – Who ruled India? When? How were Indians treated during foreign rule? • Nationalism – What is it? What did it have to do with India? • Protests – What did Indians do to get independence? • People – Who was involved in the nationalist movement? What did they do? • Groups – What organizations were involved in the nationalist movement? What did they do? • Events – What events happened in India as they were trying to get independence? • Misc. – anything that didn’t fit in the other topics • Independence – What happened when the nationalist movement succeeded?

  16. TOPICS • Colonial rule – Who ruled the country? When? How were the natives treated during foreign rule? • Nationalism – What is it? What did it have to do with India? • Protests – What did they do to get independence? • People – Who was involved in the nationalist movement? What did they do? • Groups – What organizations were involved in the nationalist movement? What did they do? • Events – What events happened in India as they were trying to get independence? • Misc. – anything that didn’t fit in the other topics • Independence – What happened when the nationalist movement succeeded?

  17. 2 H O C H I M I N H V I E T N A M “Last Word” 1 OR G A N D H I

  18. Why do you think non-violence worked?

  19. Example M C C Learn E Students K E Y McCleskey expects all of its students to learn to the best of their abilities. Almost 700 students attend McCleskey.

  20. H O C H I M I N H “Last Word” • Find a word that summarizes or describes the life or works of Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh. • Each word must START with a letter from Gandhi’s and Ho’s name. • Write a phrase or sentence using each word. G A N D H I

  21. “Last Word” V I E T N A M • Find a word that summarizes or describes the nationalism movement in Vietnam. • Each word must START with a letter from the country’s name. • Write a phrase using each word.

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