Transcript Gandhi and Indian Independence

GANDHI and Indian
Independence
“Satyagraha” _________
• Convert the _____________?
• 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?
Amritsar Massacre
General _____?
379 dead and over 1,500 wounded
Salt March
Why so significant?
HOMESPUN
What are these women doing? And
Why?
•Britain outlawed LOOMING :
•Thus, over __________________
people starved to death!!
Jawaharlal Nehru
• Leader o/t INC
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• Leader o/t Muslim League
Partition of South Asia
Why?
Agree/Disagree?
____ ____ Conflict
What was the
“Mass population transfer”?
Indira Gandhi
• 2nd Prime Minister of
India
• Daughter of Nehru
• Assassinated by her
Sikh bodyguards
• Ask why?
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?
• Ask why?
The NEHRU ___________?