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Zack de la Rocha
Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
According to Zack de la Rocha…
What is a ‘Renegade?’
“Since the Prehistoric Ages and the days of Ancient Greece,Right down through the Middle Ages, Planet Earth kept going through changes.
And then the Renaissance came, and times continued to change,Nothing stayed the same, but there were always Renegades.”
Why might Dr. Martin Luther King be considered a ‘Renegade’?
Objectives:
Students will define civil disobedience
Students will identify specific methods of civil disobedience used by Gandhi
Students will explain the long-lasting effects of Gandhi’s nationalist movement
What were the effects of WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Great Depression
Rise of Fascism / Nazism
JapanGermanyItaly
Nationalism in Africa & the Middle East
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Where did Indian Nationalism begin?
What’s wrong with this picture?
ImperialismOne country’s domination of the political, economic, and social
life of another country.
NationalismPride in one’s own nation; the
desire for independence
What is the relationship between the two?
Indian Nationalism
Sepoy Rebellion - 1857
• Massacres on both sides• British tighten control• Economic development
• Roads, railroads, schools, etc.• British needs come first
• Cotton instead of wheat• Food shortage• Millions dead
Indian National Congress - 1885
• Movement toward self-rule• Peaceful, organized protests• Long road ahead
Indian Nationalism
Amritsar Massacre - 1919
• Peaceful, organized, unarmed protest• British law – no assembly• Block the entrance, open fire• Kill men, women, and children
Indian Nationalism
“I fired and continued to fire until the crowd dispersed, and I consider this is the least amount of firing which would produce the necessary moral effect…. If more troops had been at hand, the casualties would have been greater.” ~ British Commander
Is a law still a law if it is unjust?
Mohandas K. Gandhi: The Mahatma
• Civil disobedience: refusal to obey laws that are considered to be unjust
•Pacifist: Opposed to war & violence
• Mahatma: Great Soul
• Satyagraha: Truth Force
Indian Nationalism
The Homespun Movement
• Self-sufficiency, boycott of British goods
• Spinning wheel becomes symbol of INC
• Wears nothing but homespun clothes for rest of life
Indian Nationalism
The Salt March - 1930
• British controlled Indian salt mines• Gandhi defies British law• Leads 200 mile march to the Sea• Gains international attention• British loosen grip• Government of India Act (1935)
Indian Nationalism
What methods did Gandhi use in
India’s struggle for independence from
British rule?
First they ignore youThen they laugh at you.
Then they fight you.Then you win.
Nonviolence
“Renegades are the people with their own philosophies;They change the course of history.” ~Zack de la Rocha
Exit Slip
Is Gandhi a ‘Renegade’?
5. What was his philosophy?6. What are two ways he put his philosophy to action?7. How did he “change the course of history?” (who, what did he influence?)
Objectives:
Students will define civil disobedience
Students will identify specific methods of civil disobedience used by Gandhi
Students will explain the long-lasting effects of Gandhi’s nationalist movement
Homework
Worksheet 9 (China’s Renegades!)
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