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Independence of India. SS7H3-The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21 st century. Describe how nationalism led to independence in India and Vietnam. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Independence of India
SS7H3-The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to the 21st century.
a.Describe how nationalism led to independence in India and Vietnam.
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Nationalism – the loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, and/or religion.
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• Nationalism in India began in the 1800s.• Indians did not like being under British
colonial rule because:– They were treated badly– British got the best jobs– British got the best education– Indian craftsmen were not allowed to run traditional businesses because they would compete with British businesses.
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Example
• All Indian cotton had to be shipped to Britain then made into cloth. Cloth making was a traditional job in India.
• Finished products would be shipped back to India to be purchased.
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Two groups fighting for Indian rights
1. Indian National Congress (1885) – mainly made up of Hindus Indians.
2. Muslim League (1906) - Islamic Indians.
As the groups better organized they began to call for independence
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During WWI
• Indians fought alongside the British hoping to gain control of their government.
• Britain had promised that at the end of the war India would work toward self government but they broke the promise.
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Rowlatt Act
• Indians could be sent to jail for 2 years without a trial.
• Protestors of British rule were arrested under the Act.
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Amristar Massacre
• In April 1919, British troops fired on a large group of protestors.
• 400 were killed and 1200 wounded.• This united ALL Indian citizens to call for total
independence.
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Mohandas Gandhi
• Urged Indians to refuse to follow any British law they felt was unfair.
• They should do this without violence.
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Civil Disobedience
• Gandhi’s non-violent refusal to obey an unfair law. – Boycott British made goods– Refuse to attend 2nd class schools– Refuse to pay unfair taxes.
• Civil Disobedience began to Affect the British economy.
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• 1935 – Government of India Act, gave some self government to India.
• 1939 when WWII began Britain offered to make India a dominion but Gandhi and Indian National Congress refused but said they would not take sides.
• Muslim League supported the British because they were worried what independence would bring.
MOVING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
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• After WWII India was given Independence• Disputes broke out between Indian Hindus
and Muslims about how the new country should be organized.
• Each group was more influenced by religion than what each had in common.
MOVING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
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• British colonial leader decided to divide the country between the Hindus and Muslims.– Hindu India (largest)– East Pakistan (Muslim)– West Pakistan (Muslim)
• 1947- millions were forced to leave their homes to move where the government had ordered.
MOVING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE
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The End of Imperialism
• August 1947, British rule ended and the independent countries of India, Pakistan and East Pakistan were formed.
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Muslim
Hindu
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India- was set up for HindusEast and West Pakistan was set up for Muslims