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Title: Mohandas Gandhi and India


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Mohandas Gandhi and India
  • Britain controlled India since mid-18th century
  • India was divided politically, ethnically, and
    religiously?gave Britain the power to keep control

2
Indian nationalism
  • After WWI, Hindus and Muslims organized
    nationalist movements
  • New leaders emerged
  • Gandhi studied law in Britain and embraced the
    idea of passive resistance

3
Gandhis actions
  • Insisted on religious tolerance amongst Indian
    people
  • During WWII, Gandhi insisted Britain leave India
    and Britain could not control it anymore
  • After Britain withdrew in 1947, sectarian warfare
    erupted between Hindus and Muslims
  • Gandhi killed by Hindu extremist in 1948

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Results in India
  • India split?Pakistan (Muslims) and India (Hindus)
  • Was the path of decolonization to fast for India?
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