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Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948). Mahatma “the Great Soul”. Mohandas Gandhi went to England to study law He returned to India in 1891 He later became the leader of the Indian National Congress. Gandhi. Major Beliefs: Satyagraha- “truth force”, make world aware of British injustice

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Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)

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  1. Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) Mahatma “the Great Soul”

  2. Mohandas Gandhi went to England to study law • He returned to India in 1891 • He later became the leader of the Indian National Congress

  3. Gandhi • Major Beliefs: • Satyagraha- “truth force”, make world aware of British injustice • Civil Disobedience- refusal to obey unjust laws

  4. Gandhi • Fasting: refusing to eat to change a policy

  5. Gandhi • Strikes- refusal to do something

  6. Gandhi • Boycotts- refusal to buy British goods

  7. Homespun Movement • Gandhi refused to accept British clothing and styles of dress • Instead, he made his own clothes • This appealed to lower caste citizens in India

  8. Gandhi • Gandhi used fasting (refusal to eat) as a method of protest. British officials were afraid he’d starve to death in jail, and often released him. • Gandhi was a vegetarian (did not eat meat) • Gandhi also used fasting to free or cleanse his mind and body.

  9. 7.) Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) • Country- India • Facts- 1.) developed nonviolent resistance 2.) leader of the INC 3.) led Indians on the Salt March in 1930 4.) assassinated by a Hindu extremist in 1948

  10. March to the Seaaka Salt March • When?- 1930 (March 12th- April 5th) • Who? – followers of Gandhi • Why?- British put a tax on salt and upset Indians • What?- Gandhi and followers march 241 miles to the sea and began to make their own salt from the sea water • Result…British arrest Indians, Salt March increases world support for Gandhi’s Indian independence movement

  11. Salt March Starting on March 12th and ending on April 5th of 1930, Gandhi and his followers covered a distance of 241 miles.

  12. Gandhi • Gandhi called the untouchables “harijan.” • This means children of god • He demanded equality for them

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