1. Please do not talk at this timeApril 27 HW: Chpt 14, Sec 4- up to page 456. Read and take notes on the boxes on your Cornell notes page. Leave room to add more later. Get a handout reviewing the Indian imperialist experience Answer the questions on the back and complete the Chart using the pages listed from the book.

2. Cornell notes should read: Foundation of Congress Party and Muslim League WWI Rowlatt Acts Massacre at Amritsar What was the nature of the Indian complaint against British rule in India? What prevented Indians from gaining their independence?

3. Please make a Vocabulary Word Map for the next three Words.

9. Please do not talk at this time April 28 Get out your Cornell Notes paper from last nights book reading. We will now have a lecture on some of these topics. Please add to your notes. HW: Please read the Primary source by Gandhi and complete APPARTS on the back of the document.

11. The Indian National Congress 1885 The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay. 1885 The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay. swaraj independence. * the goal of the movement. swaraj independence. * the goal of the movement.

12. Why did Indians want independence? During WWI, Indians were promised Independence In fact, Self Determination was hugely popular after the war throughout Europe. Self-determination- Free to live as one chooses without permission from others.

13. A Matter of Civil Rights Indians studied in England to learn skills needed by the English Empire. Indians studied in England to learn skills needed by the English Empire. There, they learned about the basic rights given to every Englishman. There, they learned about the basic rights given to every Englishman. When they returned to India, they saw that these same rights were not given to Indians. When they returned to India, they saw that these same rights were not given to Indians.

14. A Matter of Forced Economic Dependence Indian factories had been dismantled by the British to avoid competition Indian factories had been dismantled by the British to avoid competition Indian purchased all manufactured goods from England Indian purchased all manufactured goods from England The British passed laws to force Indians to purchase things they didn't need to ship from England, like salt, which could be found for free all over India The British passed laws to force Indians to purchase things they didn't need to ship from England, like salt, which could be found for free all over India

15. A Matter of Ethnic Discrimination British people in India consider Indians inferior. British people in India consider Indians inferior. It is acceptable and encouraged to take advantage of Indians It is acceptable and encouraged to take advantage of Indians Any perceived resistance to British rule is brutally suppressed Any perceived resistance to British rule is brutally suppressed The Rowlatt Acts- Laws stripping Indians of basic human rights (after service given during WWI) arrest and search people and property without warrant, detain suspects without trial, and try people before special courts where there were no juries and no rights of appeal The Amritsar Massacre Slaughter of Indian men, women and children peacefully demonstrating against unjust laws.

16. Amritsar Massacre, 1919 379 dead; over 1200 wounded! What do you think the Public Opinion of this event was? How would that help Indians toward independence more than a riot or uprising?

17. Roadblocks to Independence India made masses of money for the British. The Jewel in the Crown was accurate. The British had no desire to let so much money go. India made masses of money for the British. The Jewel in the Crown was accurate. The British had no desire to let so much money go. England had carefully ensured that they were militarily superior to the native Indians. Any violent uprising would end the same way the Sepoy Rebellion did. England had carefully ensured that they were militarily superior to the native Indians. Any violent uprising would end the same way the Sepoy Rebellion did. Indians were divided by a long history of intolerance based on religion and ethnicity. Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims did not trust each other. Indians were divided by a long history of intolerance based on religion and ethnicity. Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims did not trust each other.

18. How will the Indians overcome these many serious problems?

19. Mohandas Gandhi finds the answer...

20. Gandhi: Educated in England he knows about British law and British rights. Strongly believes that violence is not the answer. Indians will lose if they kill. Develops a peaceful method to use public opinion against wrong doers (British) Practices this method in South Africa. Gandhi working as a lawyer in South Africa

21. Gandhi and Satyagraha Civil Disobedience: Do not follow unjust laws. Boycotts: Refuse to purchase British manufactured goods Strikes: Refuse to go to work for British companies (like the railroad or civil service) Non- Violence: No matter what, do not react to anything with violence. Those who fight with their fists can always be called criminals. Those who refuse to raise their hand against their enemy can only be seen as victims. Public opinion will side with the victims.

22. Do not buy British salt. Make your own. Salt March- 1930 Making Salt

23. Do not buy British cloth. Make your own.

24. These events, marches, demonstrations and so on, United the people of India (Hindu, Muslim and Sikh) against the British and hurt the British economy. They also turned international opinion against the British. By the end of WWII, England doesn't have the money to maintain their control of India, and Finally, Indians are granted their Independence.