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GANDHI and Indian

Independence

“Satyagraha” Truth-Force

• The MAHATMA:

•Gandhi’s goals:

•1. Equality w/t British

•Later became

Independence from the

British

•2. Hindu-Muslim unity, thus

•NO division o/t country

into India for Hindus and

Pakistan for Muslims

•3. End to Untouchability

Indian National Congress (INC)

?

Muslim League

Civil Disobedience

Not obeying an unjust law?

Peaceful protest in favor

of freedom and justice

often provokes violence

from the oppressor. This

reinforces the injustice in

the eyes of the public and

the world.

Amritsar Massacre

379 dead and over 1,500 wounded

Salt March

Why so significant?

HOMESPUN

What are these women doing? And

Why?

•Britain outlawed LOOMING :

•Many people starved to death,

why?

Jawaharlal Nehru

• Leader o/t INC

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

• Leader of the Muslim League

Partition of South Asia

Why?

Agree/Disagree?

What was the

“Mass population transfer”?

Indira Gandhi

• 2nd Prime Minister of

India

• Daughter of Nehru

• Assassinated by her

Sikh bodyguards

Rajiv Gandhi

• 3rd Prime Minister of

India

• Son of Indira Gandhi

• Assassinated by

fellow Hindus for his

support of the

Buddhist led gov’t of

Sri Lanka?

The NEHRU Dynasty