Nationalism in the Interwar Years India and China
What was the status of China and India in ? How did they differ?
Treaty of Versailles
Disappointment with Treaty China Gave Germany’s Chinese territory to Japan India Indian soldiers served with British in WWI but won no new freedoms
What did nationalist leaders hope to achieve? How did they differ in their approach to achieving their goals? Mao Zedong (1927) A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another. Mohandas Gandhi (1909) Passive resistance is a method of securing rights by personal suffering; it is the reverse of resistance by arms. When I refuse to do a thing that is repugnant to my conscience, I use soul-force … If I do not obey the law and accept the penalty for its breach, I use soul- force … Everybody admits that sacrifice of self is infinitely superior to sacrifice of others.
China Leaders Mao Zedong - Communist ?????? Approach Revolution/Violence ???????? India Leaders Mohandas Gandhi Approach Passive Resistance 1.????? 2.?????
China May 4 th Movement (1919) Protests in Beijing 1920s Nationalists & Communists Work together to secure China Chinese Civil War Starts (1927) Nationalist/Guomindang vs. Communists Chiang Kai-Shek - Nationalists Eliminate growing communist “threat” Long March (1934) Led by Mao Zedong Communists escape destruction
India 800,000 Indians fought in WWI Got home- no new freedoms CAUSES? Rowlatt Acts (1919) Allows Britain to deal with Indian opposition Leads to Amritsar Massacre (April 1919) Mohandas Gandhi begins Protests and Boycotts (1920) Non-violent protest policy 1. Ahimsa Nonviolence towards living things 2. Civil disobedience Refusal to obey unjust laws 1930 Salt Boycott Limited Self-Rule (1935)
Gandhi Protests