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Important Events in Movie and Gandhi’s Life

Important Events in Movie and Gandhi’s Life

1919 - Amritsar Massacre Carried out by British General Dyer

1919 - Amritsar Massacre Carried out by British General Dyer

In the city of Amritsar, Indians of all types met to peacefully discuss the violation of Indian civil rights under British law.

The Golden Temple of the Sikhs in the city of

Amritsar

Hundreds were killed and thousands were injured as a result of General Dyer’s action

1920-Homespun Movement 1920-Homespun Movement

Gandhi found time to spin and make cloth as an example to the Indian people

Explain Gandhi’s quote in Study Guide Packet

Gandhi calls for the Boycott of British Made Cloth

What was the wearing of homespun garments a symbol of for Indians supporting Gandhi?

“English factories make the cloth that makes our poverty.”

“There can be no inward peace without true knowledge.” MK Gandhi“There can be no inward peace without true knowledge.” MK Gandhi

Important Events (continued)Important Events (continued)

1930 - Salt March Protest against British control & production of salt

1930 - Salt March Protest against British control & production of salt

Be Able to discuss the following Gandhi Quotes. . .• On his march to the sea, Gandhi says that “we, not the British, are in control.”• What does Gandhi say is the function of a “Civil Resister”?

Gandhi leads the people on the

Great Salt March

Great Salt March 1930 241 Miles to Sea 24 Days Video

Great Salt March 1930 241 Miles to Sea 24 Days Video

Dharasana Salt Factory “BeatDown” Dharasana Salt Factory “BeatDown”

Tushar A. Gandhi standing outside the Dharasana Salt Satyagrah Memorial. “My Grandfather Manilal Gandhi participated in the raid on the Dharasana Salt Depot, he was hit on the head by the Colonial Police and remained unconscious for two days. He might have fallen at the same stop where I stand.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” Dr. ML King, Jr.

1929 - 1968

First, it is not based on cowardice; although it may seem passive physically, it is

spiritually active, requiring the courage to

stand up against injustice.

Dr. M L King, Jr., on Nonviolence

“Letter From a Birmingham Jail”

Second, Nonviolence does not seek to defeat the opponent but rather to win his understanding.

Dr. M L King, Jr., on Nonviolence

SATYAGRAHA

Third, the attack is directed at the evil not at the people who are doing the evil; for King the conflict was not between whites and blacks but between justice and

injustice.

Dr. M L King, Jr., on Nonviolence

Fourth, in nonviolence there is a willingness to accept suffering without retaliating.

Fifth, not only is physical violence avoided but

also spiritual violence; love replaces hatred.

Dr. M L King, Jr., on Nonviolence

Sixth, nonviolence has faith that justice will prevail.

WWII Events• India Would Support Allies vs Japan if….

-British Colonial Rule ended immediately - --Result??? NO!!! - “Quit India” Campaign

-Imprisoned in 1942 -- 1945 for Non-Cooperation

"The allies have no moral cause for which they are fighting, so long as they are carrying this double sin on their shoulders, the sin of India's subjection and the subjection of the Negroes and African races," Gandhi argued.

Gandhi’s Beliefs about England and America during

WWII

Gandhi and the last British Viceroy of India

Lord Mountbatten and his wife with Gandhi. Gandhi wanted the British to leave India as friends.

Important People in MovieImportant People in Movie

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Leader of the Muslims Eventually wants a country (Pakistan) for the

Muslims.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Leader of the Muslims Eventually wants a country (Pakistan) for the

Muslims.

• Jawaharlal Nehru

– Gandhi’s “right hand man”

– India’s 1st Prime Minister

Nehru on left

Eyewitness to Assassination

Assassin’s Brother Speaks

Gandhi’s Final Footsteps and the Memorial Marking the site of his

Assassination

Gandhi’s Funeral Pyre

Formerly - East Pakistan until 1971

END Part 2

1. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF AN “ARRANGED

MARRIAGE”?

3. DO PEOPLE IN THE U.S. GET MARRIED FOR THE SAME REASONS INDICATED IN THE

INDIAN “MARRIAGE ADS” AND/OR ANY THE ARTICLES YOU READ?

2. WHERE DO YOU THINK MOST ARRANGED MARRIAGES STILL

OCCUR?

4. WHAT OFFICIAL AND/OR UNOFFICIAL RULES GOVERN GETTING MARRIED IN INDIA?

DOES RELIGION MATTER FOR THIS?

1. TAKE OUT & REVIEW YOUR NOTES ON

“ARRANGED MARRIAGES in INDIA”

3. EXAMINE THE “MARRIAGE ADS” AND HIGHLIGHT/UNDERLINE ANYTHING THAT SEEMS TO MATCH WITH YOUR

NOTES.

2. ARE ANY IDEAS OR INFORMATION YOU WROTE ABOUT AS

NOTES MENTIONED IN THE DELHI NEWS?. . .

WHAT OTHER INFORMATION DO YOU LEARN ABOUT INDIAN MARRIAGE ADS THRU

THIS FICTITIOUS NEWSPAPER?

1. TAKE OUT & REVIEW YOUR NOTES ON

“ARRANGED MARRIAGES in INDIA”

3. EXAMINE THE “MARRIAGE ADS” AND HIGHLIGHT/UNDERLINE ANYTHING THAT SEEMS TO MATCH WITH YOUR

NOTES.

2. ARE ANY IDEAS OR INFORMATION YOU WROTE ABOUT AS

NOTES MENTIONED IN THE DELHI NEWS?. . .

WHAT OTHER INFORMATION DO YOU LEARN ABOUT INDIAN MARRIAGE ADS THRU

THIS FICTITIOUS NEWSPAPER?