India before the British Crash Course · 2018. 4. 27. · 1800’S •In the 1800s, nationalism...
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India before the British
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I N D U S V A L L E Y C I V I L I Z A T I O N
W H A T W E K N O W
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATIONWHAT WE KNOW
• They had a writing system in place: which we can’t decipher
• Amazing cities: dense homes
• Streets to navigate & neighborhoods
• Government & zoning
• Cities were built with care
• Clean
• Gravity could carry waste & water away from the homes
• They had plumbing & sewage
• They traded with coins: exports & imports
• Indus Valley was a peaceful people- little evidence of warfare &almost no weapons.
• It declined because of: conquest, environmental disasters, earthquake?
POINT BEING…
INDIA DID NOT JUST
START WITH THE BRITISH
IN THE 1600s!
INDIA#25
H I S T O R I C A L U N D E R S T A N D I N G S
S S 7 H 3 : A N A L Y Z E C O N T I N U I T Y A N D C H A N G E I N S O U T H E R N A N D E A S T E R N A S I A
a . D E S C R I B E H O W N A T I O N A L I S M L E D T O I N D E P E N D E N C E I N I N D I A
b . D E S C R I B E T H E I M P A C T O F M O H A N D A S G A N D H I ’ S B E L I E F I N N O N - V I O L E N T P R O T E S T
GET OUT YOUR SURFACE TABLETS & WITH YOUR PARTNER START TO COMPLETE
YOUR NOTES!
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•& answer the questions when it asks you to
answer them! ☺
•All of the things that you need to write will be in
orange.
1601• Great Britain came to India
through the East India Trading Company to set up trading forts.
• They were looking to trade goods
• EX: (ivory, gold, silks, dyes) and spices (cinnamon, saffron, pepper, sugar, vanilla).
1760•Britain had
gained political
and economic
power over
India.
Inequality• Indians began to resent being ruled by a foreign government.
•They were treated as second-class citizens.1. The best jobs and education were only available to the British.
2. Indians were also taxed heavily by the British on goods that were found in their own country. (ex: salt, tea)
1800’S
• In the 1800s, nationalism began to surface in India.
– Nationalism is a belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share common history and customs.
• The first two groups to work for the rights of Indians were the Indian National Congress in 1885 and the Muslim League in 1906.
– As they became better organized, they began to call for independence from Britain.
WWI’s Impact •During WWI (1914-1918) millions of Indians
joined the British army.
•The British Parliament promised when war
ended, Indians would be able to have more
control of their government.
•Nothing changed after the war.Turn & Talk: What do you think the Indian people should do at this point? Why?
Indian Troops During WWI
Amritsar- 1919
• Many Indians upset with the British false
promises.
– protesters were arrested and sent to jail
for up to two years without a trial.
• At the Temple of Amritsar, British soldiers
started shooting at a large group of Indians
because they were gathering illegally.
– Over 400 people were killed and 1200
were injured.
• This massacre spurred Mohandas Gandhi
into action to fight for India’s independence.
Jallianwala Memorial –Amritsar
Gandhi • 1869: Mohandas Gandhi was born in India
on October 2nd, 1869 and studied law in
England.
• 1914: After spending time in South Africa
during Apartheid, he returned to India in
1914 with a determination that people
should be treated equally, no matter their
race or religion.
– He was shocked by the way Indians
were segregated and oppressed by
British authorities.
Click on image
Gandhi continued…
• After Amritsar, Gandhi decided to
quit practicing law and to devote
his life to fighting for the equality
of all Indians.
– He believed it was time for the
people of India to stop obeying
the unjust British laws. (civil
disobedience)
Gandhi’s Beliefs• Civil disobedience- disobeying
unjust laws
• Gandhi encouraged his followers to practice nonviolent protests against the British in order to bring about social change.
• He believed through civil disobedience the world would see the injustice in India and force change without using violence.
• Gandhi believed that acts of goodness produced positive reactions while violence only produced negative ones.
1930- Social Change • Gandhi led his followers in
boycotts, hunger strikes, and
nonviolent protests.
• 1930 Salt March: Gandhi led a
march to close a British salt
factory, the guards responded by
beating the peaceful protestors.
• News of this event spread
worldwide and people around the
world began to call for the British
to grant Indian independence.
WATCH THIS VIDEO ON THE SALT MARCH…
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1_D
m1ZjRAM
1947- Independence • Many Indians followed
Gandhi’s nonviolent acts of
protest
• After WWII, Britain no longer
had enough money or people
to keep India under its rule.
• On August 15, 1947, Britain
formally gave up their colonial
claims to India and the
Republic of India was
established.
After Independence• Even though India had won its
independence, India was not peaceful.
– Hindus and Muslims could not reach a solution as to how to rule an independent India.
• Eventually, the country was split into India for the Hindus and East & West Pakistan for the Muslims.
• The partition of India led to genocide.
– Knowingly killing an ethnic group Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in widespread violence.
October 1947
1948- Gandhi •Gandhi was very disappointed by the partition; he
wanted all Indians to live together peacefully in
one country.
–Even though he was Hindu, he felt that all religious
groups should be welcomed in India.
• In 1948, at the age of 78, Mohandas Gandhi was
assassinated on his way to a prayer meeting in
New Delhi.
WATCH THIS VIDEO ON INDIA & PAKISTAN 30 YEARS LATER…
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngTO_V-tcew
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TICKET OUT
THE DOORS PART 1 & PART 2 ON THE BACK OF
YOUR #25
CHOOSE YOUR OWN TICKET OUT THE DOOR- PART 1
•Describe how
nationalism led to
independence in India.
Be sure to use specific
examples from your
notes to support your
answer. (4-5 sentences)
•Create a propaganda
poster that supports
Indian independence
from Britain. Be sure to
use a slogan and a symbol
that explains why India
wanted independence.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN TICKET OUT THE DOOR- PART 2
•Describe the impact of
Mohandas Gandhi’s belief
in non-violent protest.
Be sure to use specific
details from your notes
to support your answer.
(4-5 sentences)
• Write a poem or song
that you believe the Indian
people could have sang
with Gandhi as they
protested. Be sure to use
specific events and beliefs
of Gandhi’s in your lyrics.