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Ghandi - Essay

Ghandi

Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Gujarat, India, on October 2, 1869 and was assassinated January 1948. He studied law in England and became a Lawyer in Bombay. After not being very successful, he went to work in South Africa. He went back to India in 1915. By this time, he was already known by Indians because of his protest and demonstrations in South Africa.
Gandhi was a man who believed in non-violent protest and peace. When there was an unjust law, he told Indians not to follow it, and to protest peacefully and not retaliate. In South Africa, Gandhi was kicked out of a first class train for being an Indian. He was also beaten for burning government passes, ...

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could no longer make money off the product, so it was considered illegal. They used horses and beat and arrested hundreds of Indians. When there was violence between Hindu’s and Muslims, Gandhi fasted continuously. He fasted until the violence stopped and if it started again, he continued to fast. Gandhi came close to death because he fasted so long. After the British left, and India gained Independence, it split up into two countries, Pakistan and India.
The film relates to the concept of Imperialism because the British had authority over India and controlled it for many years. This film relates to the concept of Nationalism because Gandhi and millions of Indians went through a huge struggle to become an independent nation. When Gandhi wanted to show the British that India didn’t need them to sell them there clothes to make money, he burned the clothes the British sold to him and made his own. This film relates to ethnic violence because of the racism showing in South Africa and ...

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