Warm Up # 4 What is the most effective way to persuade someone to do something that you want?

Gandhi Workbook pg. 7

Essential Question What were the ideas/beliefs that fueled the Indian Independence Movement?

Life Under Colonial Rule India was ruled first by British East India Company, then by the British Government Profit was the goal: Silk, Salt, Wheat, Spices Discrimination Disrespected Hindu culture Direct Rule Some improvements: roads, trains, schools, healthcare

British Colonial Map

WWI changes the Game Great Britain weakened by the conflict and cannot maintain colonial grip Indian soldiers needed to fight Limited self government granted

Here Comes Gandhi Gandhi’s Background From an upper class Indian family Goes to England to study law Treated well and sea s tolerant society Lives in South Africa Practices law there Experiences segregation (Apartheid) and oppression by British Becomes an advocate for Indians there Develops and practices peaceful resistance plan 1915 Mohandas K. Gandhi becomes active in the INC (Indian National Congress)

Satyagraha Method of peaceful protest marked by self- suffering Means “soul force” Combines Hindu, Christian, and secular ideas. “Satyagraha… is a method of securing rights by personal suffering; it is the reverse of resistance by arms. When I refuse to da a thing that is repugnant to my conscience I use Satyagraha… If by using violence I force the Government to repeal a law, I am employing what may be termed as body-force. If I do not obey the law and accept the penalty for its breach, I use soul force. It involves a sacrifice of self.”

Satyagraha as a Means for Achieving Independence Class Docs PG. 20-21 Workbook pg. 9

Satyagraha 1. # Paragraphs Read pg. 20, answer #’s 1-5 Directions Vocab 1. # Paragraphs Read pg. 20, answer #’s 1-5 2.Choose 3 laws from pg. 21, translate them into modern day language. Ascetic Severe, Self Discipline, strict Austerities. Extreme Plainness, simple life