Gandhi was a peaceful political leader who lead his country to independance. He belived in non violence, and used civil disobedience in order to show great britian that the people of the indian nation would not tolerate the injustice that was being served to them. he belived that if they did not use violence, it would be more effective then fighting fire with fire. he had a famous quote. "an eye for a eye only makes the whole world blind."
One of the things he did, and did often, was protests and marches. One of the most famous marches was the salt march in 1930. Britian controled the salt trade in india, and the people of india were only aloud to buy salt from the british. since it was so hot in india, salt was a crucial part of there diet. so insted of buying salt from the british, Gandhi marched to the sea, along with millions of protesters, and made his own salt in a protest the british.
Another protest he did was not buy british cloth. Gandhi influenced the people of india to make there own clothes. that also took alot of power and money from the british. this and the salt march together made britian realize that india was to much trouble and was a waste of money to have and in 1947, two years after world war 1 ended, India finally became its own country. Gandhi, wanted india to become one, the Hindus and the Muslems but it did not work out that way. but all in all, because of Gandhi's efforts India became its own country.
EXTRA CREDIT: Do you think India's Independence was all about Gandhi? Or do you think it would have happened anyway? What was happening in Great Britain about the time of Indian Independence (1947) that may have influenced events?
One of the things he did, and did often, was protests and marches. One of the most famous marches was the salt march in 1930. Britian controled the salt trade in india, and the people of india were only aloud to buy salt from the british. since it was so hot in india, salt was a crucial part of there diet. so insted of buying salt from the british, Gandhi marched to the sea, along with millions of protesters, and made his own salt in a protest the british.
Another protest he did was not buy british cloth. Gandhi influenced the people of india to make there own clothes. that also took alot of power and money from the british. this and the salt march together made britian realize that india was to much trouble and was a waste of money to have and in 1947, two years after world war 1 ended, India finally became its own country. Gandhi, wanted india to become one, the Hindus and the Muslems but it did not work out that way. but all in all, because of Gandhi's efforts India became its own country.
EXTRA CREDIT: Do you think India's Independence was all about Gandhi? Or do you think it would have happened anyway? What was happening in Great Britain about the time of Indian Independence (1947) that may have influenced events?
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