1. Decolonization & Partition of India
Ms. Anderson & Mrs. Gilbert
12/16/16

2. Warm-Up
Test your knowledge! Decide if each statement is true or false.
India is mostly a Muslim country.
The “untouchables” are people of no caste.
The caste system is no longer used in India.
The British colonial rule lasted almost 50 years.
Gandhi led the independence movement with a philosophy of non-violence.
The Indian independence movement failed.
There was no racial separation in South Africa before apartheid.
Apartheid lasted for almost 50 years.

3. Warm-Up India is mostly a Muslim country. FALSE – Hindu
The “untouchables” are people of no caste. TRUE
The caste system is no longer used in India. FALSE – exists, but caste-based discrimination is illegal
The British colonial rule lasted almost 50 years. FALSE – 100 years
Gandhi led the independence movement with a philosophy of non-violence. TRUE
The Indian independence movement failed. FALSE – succeeded in 1947
There was no racial separation in South Africa before apartheid. FALSE
Apartheid lasted for almost 50 years. TRUE

4. Lesson Essential Question
Daily Objectives
Lesson Essential Question
Behavior Objective
How has India dealt with political, economic, and social change?
Stay on task!!

5. Background
1885: Indian National Congress began pressing for self-rule within the British Empire
World War I
1 million Indian soldiers served with heavy casualties
No freedom at home

6. Amritsar Massacre
April 13, 1919: British Massacre of peaceful Indian protestors
Turning point for many Indians on evils of British rule
Indian National Congress began calling for independence (more than self-rule)

7. Mahatma Gandhi 1920s: new leader emerged who united all Indians
British-educated lawyer who served in South Africa

8. Mahatma Gandhi Nonviolent (passive) resistance 1914: returned to India
Embraced Hindu traditions
Reverence for all life
Civil Disobedience
1914: returned to India

9. Gandhi’s & Beliefs Action
1920s-1930s: nonviolent actions against British rule
Boycott of British goods
Fasting & praying
Deeply upset when protests turned violent

10. Salt March British salt monopoly
Indians not allowed to touch naturally produced salt
March 12, 1930: Gandhi & 78 followers set out on 240-mile journey to the sea
Thousands of marchers followed by the time they reached the sea
Act of civil disobedience: picked up salt from the sea

11. Salt March Gandhi arrested & jailed
Indians followed his lead – thousands imprisoned
Gandhi’s message of peace & self-sacrifice gained attention from international community
British portrayed as brutal
British finally agree to hand over some power to Indians

13. Independence & Partition
August 15, 1947: Indian Independence Day with a democratic constitution
Challenges
Most Indians were poor & uneducated
India divided by caste, language, religions, ethnicity

14. Reading
Read Chapter 22 Section 1: Nations of South Asia (pages )
Answer the questions on your worksheet

15. Gandhi’s Legacy Hindu vs. Muslim fighting
Gandhi fasted to protest the violence
Assassinated January 1948 by Hindu nationalist
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16. Work Time India Political Cartoon World War II Battle Poster
Asia Map Activity
Asia Unit Study Guide