Bellringer Write a thesis statement in response to: Compare the Roman Empire (27 BCE - 180 CE) and the Gupta Empire (320 CE - 535 CE).
South Asia Nationalist Movement & Independence 20th: Ch 33 Outline South Asia Nationalist Movement & Independence
Years leading up to WWI Groups like the Indian National Congress (INC) formed Virtually all of INC = urban, British-educated Hindus
WWI Conditions resulting from WWI sparks broader public support for nationalism
Interwar Years – Major Event #1 20th: Ch 33 Outline Interwar Years – Major Event #1 Amritsar Massacre, 1919 = Ended Indian effort to operate within British control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=345aojByoGk Includes trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fys2Lvv7VEA
Gandhi Gandhi broadened movement through civil disobedience
Interwar Years – Major Event #2 Salt March, 1930 = “Tea Party” of India. Solidified Gandhi’s popularity & effort at peaceful protest
WWII Strain from WWII fostered greater resentment toward British control
Winning Independence INC (led by Gandhi) sought united & multicultural but independent India Muslim League (led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah) sought separate Muslim state
“The Muslims and Hindus belong to two different religious philosophies, social customs, and literatures. They neither intermarry nor interdine. They belong to two different civilizations.” -Jinnah
20th: Ch 33 Outline Partition Partition & hasty British pullout = creates Muslim state (Pakistan) Tension b/t East & West Pakistan due to strained geography, distribution of resources/power In 1971, typhoon damage & failure of West Pakistan (seat of capital) to respond sparked East Pakistan revolt & independence → Bangladesh
India at a Crossroads Read the magazine article, then: What did you LEARN about Indian independence based on the video clips? What did you LEARN about India after independence based on the article?