Mid To Late 20th Century
Mid To Late 20th CenturyIndian Independence Movement
Temple at Amritsar 1919
Salt March 1930 and Mohandas K. Gandhi
Indian Independence 1947
Mid To Late 20th Century
Temple at Amritsar April 3, 1919Site of a large peaceful gathering
Orders had gone out from the British which had banned public meetings. The announcement was either ignored or not heard.
ResultGeneral Dyer had 50 soldiers and opened fire to clear the field and
killed 379 people and wounded 1,100.
Mid To Late 20th CenturyTemple at Amritsar
Sikhsangatofva.org
Mid To Late 20th Century
Temple at Amritsarhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21515360
Mid To Late 20th CenturyMohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
--Mahatma (Great Soul)--Worked as a lawyer in South Africa where he experienced racism first hand--Returns to India in 1914 and adopts the idea of nonviolent (passive) resistance. Embraced the Hindu tradition of Ahimsa (Uh him sah) --Admires the Western thinkers like Henry David Thoreau and idea of Civil Disobedience refusal to obey an unjust law.
Departments.Bucknell.edu
Mid To Late 20th CenturySalt March 1930
Gandhimemorial.org
Mid To Late 20th CenturyWomen Breaking Salt Law Beaten by Police
Webpub.allegheny.edu
Mid To Late 20th CenturyGandhi and the Salt March
Britain held a monopoly on saltGandhi and 78 followers marched 240 miles to the city
of Dandi.
The march ends on April 6, 1930 when he picks up salt and declares he is shaking the foundations of the
British Empire
Mid To Late 20th Century
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Mid To Late 20th Century
Gandhi and the Salt Marchhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJdErHQGEHM
Mid To Late 20th CenturyGandhi at the End of
the Salt MarchPicking up salt in
Bhimrad
http://webpub.allegheny.edu/employee/e/epalmer/webcoursematerials/RCDWeb/presentations/gandhi.web/gandhi.html
Mid To Late 20th Century
The Story of Indiahttp://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/timeline/6/
Mid To Late 20th Century
Indian IndependenceChurchill vowed
“never to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire”
The economic devastation of World War II made it unrealistic for Britain to continue
bearing the burden of India
Mid To Late 20th Century
Indian IndependenceDay of Direct Action
Great Calcutta Killing August 16, 1946
The purpose of winning a separate Muslim state.There were general strikes in all spheres of civic,
commercial and industrial life except essential services. There were 600 deaths as a result.
Mid To Late 20th Century
The Day India Burnedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQnARfK9G_w
Mid To Late 20th Century
The Vivisection of Indiahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfruTuH4Vg
Mid To Late 20th CenturyNehru and Ghandi
NYTimes.com
Mid To Late 20th CenturySouth Africa
During much of the 20th century it was dominated by a white minority which controlled the government.
By 1910, South Africa gained its freedom from Britain. Whites made up less than 20% of the population but
controlled most of the fertile land and mineral resources.
By 1912, the African National Congress was set up to oppose white domination.
Mid To Late 20th CenturySouth Africa
Post World War IIMany native blacks moved to the cities and towns and
demanded equal rights.
Afrikaners—descendants from Dutch settlers by 1948 set up the Afrikaner National Party. It was a majority ina whites-only Parliament. The system of Apartheid was
set up at this time. Apartheid = Apartness
Mid To Late 20th Century
Mandela Released from Prison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s8xkjG8bx4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrALdYx9GZE
Mid To Late 20th CenturySouth Africa
Lib.utexas.edu
Mid To Late 20th CenturySouth Africa
Lib.utexas.edu
Mid To Late 20th CenturyAffects of Apartheid
1) A divided society (black, white, colored; mixed descent and Asian)2) Black South Africans assigned to homelands based on ethnic groups3) Limitations on civil liberties A) Required to carry passes B) Couldn’t vote C) Subject to arrest at anytime D) Banned marriages E) Segregation in public places
Mid To Late 20th CenturyResistance and Reform
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop of the SouthAfrican Anglican churchurged non-violent tacticsagainst apartheid. WonNobel Peace Prize in 1984
Msutoday.msu.edu
Mid To Late 20th CenturyResistance and Reform
Nelson Mandela
Formed the ANC YouthLeague. Utilized civildisobedience againstApartheid Laws.He was imprisoned for 27years for conspiracy and sabotage.
Biography.com
Mid To Late 20th CenturyResistance and Reform
The Apartheid system was reformed through the use of sanctions—laws prohibiting a nation’s business from buying or selling goods to a country that violates international law.
Mid To Late 20th CenturyRwanda
Rwanda—T he Beginning
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506
Mid To Late 20th CenturyRwanda
NewstimeAfrica.com
Mid To Late 20th CenturyRwanda
Cia.gov
Mid To Late 20th CenturyRwanda
http://www.history.com/topics/rwandan-genocide
Mid To Late 20th CenturyRwanda
Rwandan Genocide Survivorhttp://www.cbsnews.com/news/rwandan-genocide-survivor-recalls-horror/
Mid To Late 20th CenturyRwanda
Mid To Late 20th CenturyRwanda