Movie Gandhi Imperialism
Movie: Gandhi
The movie Gandhi was about the impact Mahatma Gandhi made on India in
gaining its independence from Britain and how the Hindus and Muslims utilized non-violent
protests to achieve this goal. This film reflects imperialism in the sense that what went on in the
video clearly supported the exact definition of the word imperialism. Imperialism is the policy of
extending the rule or influence of a country over another country. Indeed this was the case in
India during the time of Gandhi, this was what he was fighting against.
Gandhi was an Indian lawyer educated in the United Kingdom. He was on his way
to South Africa to be legal advisor to a firm down there. Upon arrival, he was treated in such a
manner that is unthinkable …show more content…
Of
course the presiding country over these colonies, Britain, was also effected by imperialism, more
so, the reactions colonists had to it.
Britain tried to exert control over South African immigrant Indians. They were
made to carry around some form of passport-like identification which allowed them to be in that
country. After Gandhi made a movement in South Africa where he burned his passport, and
others did the same, the British government decided they would no longer require the
immigrants to use passports. Instead they had to be fingerprinted, "like criminals", Gandhi said.
This too upset the Indians and they rebelled against it. Too many new and similarly unjust laws
were being passed and under the leadership of Gandhi, were being peacefully fought against. In
addition to the new laws, the British took it upon themselves to entirely alter India by means of
government. What is was that Gandhi mainly fought against was British imperialistic rule. He
felt India should be home ruled. The British developed police called sepoys and gave the Indian
men British weapons to use, such as …show more content…
Only so much people could be arrested before the prisons were filled, and yet rallies and
marches continued to occur but there was no way anyone could get arrested now. Gandhi had a
very well thought out, "slick" tactic for taking on the entire British government.
Causes of the social unrest of India was not only caused by Britain, but also by
Indian authorities and inside conflicts. One of the more important characters in this film
was Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Jinnah was leader of the Muslim League. He felt that Muslims
would become a permanent minority in India and therefore he was determined that Muslims
should secure protection in an Islamic state of Pakistan, made up of the Muslim-majority areas
of India. Some half a million people were killed, while upwards of 11 million Hindus and
Muslims crossed the newly created borders as refugees. But even all this bloodshed and
suffering did not settle matters, the creation of Pakistan left nearly half of the subcontinent's
Muslims in India. Another main character in the movie was Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru became
acquainted with Gandhi through his father, when he joined him in the push for
The movie Gandhi was about the impact Mahatma Gandhi made on India in
gaining its independence from Britain and how the Hindus and Muslims utilized non-violent
protests to achieve this goal. This film reflects imperialism in the sense that what went on in the
video clearly supported the exact definition of the word imperialism. Imperialism is the policy of
extending the rule or influence of a country over another country. Indeed this was the case in
India during the time of Gandhi, this was what he was fighting against.
Gandhi was an Indian lawyer educated in the United Kingdom. He was on his way
to South Africa to be legal advisor to a firm down there. Upon arrival, he was treated in such a
manner that is unthinkable …show more content…
Of
course the presiding country over these colonies, Britain, was also effected by imperialism, more
so, the reactions colonists had to it.
Britain tried to exert control over South African immigrant Indians. They were
made to carry around some form of passport-like identification which allowed them to be in that
country. After Gandhi made a movement in South Africa where he burned his passport, and
others did the same, the British government decided they would no longer require the
immigrants to use passports. Instead they had to be fingerprinted, "like criminals", Gandhi said.
This too upset the Indians and they rebelled against it. Too many new and similarly unjust laws
were being passed and under the leadership of Gandhi, were being peacefully fought against. In
addition to the new laws, the British took it upon themselves to entirely alter India by means of
government. What is was that Gandhi mainly fought against was British imperialistic rule. He
felt India should be home ruled. The British developed police called sepoys and gave the Indian
men British weapons to use, such as …show more content…
Only so much people could be arrested before the prisons were filled, and yet rallies and
marches continued to occur but there was no way anyone could get arrested now. Gandhi had a
very well thought out, "slick" tactic for taking on the entire British government.
Causes of the social unrest of India was not only caused by Britain, but also by
Indian authorities and inside conflicts. One of the more important characters in this film
was Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Jinnah was leader of the Muslim League. He felt that Muslims
would become a permanent minority in India and therefore he was determined that Muslims
should secure protection in an Islamic state of Pakistan, made up of the Muslim-majority areas
of India. Some half a million people were killed, while upwards of 11 million Hindus and
Muslims crossed the newly created borders as refugees. But even all this bloodshed and
suffering did not settle matters, the creation of Pakistan left nearly half of the subcontinent's
Muslims in India. Another main character in the movie was Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru became
acquainted with Gandhi through his father, when he joined him in the push for