Study Guide on Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, & La
DongHyeon Kang(Kevin)
Dr. Talbott
4th Block
Ch.36 Study Guide
INDIA
1. Indianan National Congress- founded in 1885, which enlisted the support of many prominent Hindu and Muslims, at first stressed collaboration with the British to bring self-rule to India, but after the Great War the congress pursued this goal in opposition to the British. 2. Muslim League- established in 1906 with the encouragement of the British government, added a new current into the movement for national liberation. 3. Mohandas Gandhi- one of the most remarkable and charismatic leaders of the twentieth century. Gandhi grew up in a prosperous and pious Hindu household, married at thirteen, and left his hometown in 1888 to study law in London. In 1893, he went to South Africa to accept a position with an Indian firm, and there he quickly became involved in organization the local Indian community against a system of racial segregation that made Indians second=class citizens. Famous for non-violence act towards British. 4. Ahimsa & Satyagraha- Ahimsa is a philosophy of tolerance and nonviolence and developed the technique of passive resistance that he called Satagraha (truth and firmness) 5. Mahatma Gandhi- Gandhi spoke in a language that they could understand. His unique mixture of spiritual intensity and political activism appealed to a broad section of the Indian population, and in the eyes of many he quickly achieved the stature of a political and spiritual leader, their Mahatma, or “great soul.” 6. Rejection of Cast System-Gandhi was determined to eradicate the injustices of the cast system. He fought especially hard to improve the status of the lowest classes of society, the castles Untouchables, who he called harijans. 7. Harijans- The castles Untouchables, whom Gandhi called harijans. 8. Civil Disobedience (Non-Cooperation)- Under Gandhi’s leadership the congress launched two mass movements: the non-cooperation Movement of 1920-1922 and the Civil
Dr. Talbott
4th Block
Ch.36 Study Guide
INDIA
1. Indianan National Congress- founded in 1885, which enlisted the support of many prominent Hindu and Muslims, at first stressed collaboration with the British to bring self-rule to India, but after the Great War the congress pursued this goal in opposition to the British. 2. Muslim League- established in 1906 with the encouragement of the British government, added a new current into the movement for national liberation. 3. Mohandas Gandhi- one of the most remarkable and charismatic leaders of the twentieth century. Gandhi grew up in a prosperous and pious Hindu household, married at thirteen, and left his hometown in 1888 to study law in London. In 1893, he went to South Africa to accept a position with an Indian firm, and there he quickly became involved in organization the local Indian community against a system of racial segregation that made Indians second=class citizens. Famous for non-violence act towards British. 4. Ahimsa & Satyagraha- Ahimsa is a philosophy of tolerance and nonviolence and developed the technique of passive resistance that he called Satagraha (truth and firmness) 5. Mahatma Gandhi- Gandhi spoke in a language that they could understand. His unique mixture of spiritual intensity and political activism appealed to a broad section of the Indian population, and in the eyes of many he quickly achieved the stature of a political and spiritual leader, their Mahatma, or “great soul.” 6. Rejection of Cast System-Gandhi was determined to eradicate the injustices of the cast system. He fought especially hard to improve the status of the lowest classes of society, the castles Untouchables, who he called harijans. 7. Harijans- The castles Untouchables, whom Gandhi called harijans. 8. Civil Disobedience (Non-Cooperation)- Under Gandhi’s leadership the congress launched two mass movements: the non-cooperation Movement of 1920-1922 and the Civil