Jocelyn Jones
8 December 2015
3:30 English 1001
Zordani
Research Paper Draft 3
Mahatma Gandhi
In a world where oppression has touched many societies, great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela have used methods of passive resistance to promote equality in their nations. Mahatma Gandhi executed different ways to change the injustice Indians experienced in India and South Africa. Gandhi can be considered an important individual because of his ability to combat discrimination in a peaceful manner. The first Anglo-Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was a war fought from December 16, 1880 until March 23, 1881 between the United Kingdom and the South African Republic (Pretorius N.P). The Transvaal Boers adopted the policy of passive resistance, but this was short lived due to the British government sticking to its determination to uphold the annexation. The Boers shifted to armed resistance in December 1880 (Pretorius N.P). Mahatma Gandhi maintained his passive resistance, and soon founded the Indian Ambulance corps to assist those wounded on the battlefield. …show more content…
By January 1900, 500 Indians signed up for the Indian Ambulance Corps to tend to the wounded at Spioenkop in Natal (Mahatma N.P.). The Battle of Spioenkop, fought on 23 and 24 January 1900 was an effort to end the 118-day siege of the town of Ladysmith by the Boers (Mahatma N.P.). Their job was to take the wounded from the battlefield and carry them to the railhead. Their work during the war was shown to pay off when Gandhi and other members of the Indian Ambulance Corps earned war metals for their ‘chivalry’ and loyalty to the queen during the
8 December 2015
3:30 English 1001
Zordani
Research Paper Draft 3
Mahatma Gandhi
In a world where oppression has touched many societies, great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela have used methods of passive resistance to promote equality in their nations. Mahatma Gandhi executed different ways to change the injustice Indians experienced in India and South Africa. Gandhi can be considered an important individual because of his ability to combat discrimination in a peaceful manner. The first Anglo-Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was a war fought from December 16, 1880 until March 23, 1881 between the United Kingdom and the South African Republic (Pretorius N.P). The Transvaal Boers adopted the policy of passive resistance, but this was short lived due to the British government sticking to its determination to uphold the annexation. The Boers shifted to armed resistance in December 1880 (Pretorius N.P). Mahatma Gandhi maintained his passive resistance, and soon founded the Indian Ambulance corps to assist those wounded on the battlefield. …show more content…
By January 1900, 500 Indians signed up for the Indian Ambulance Corps to tend to the wounded at Spioenkop in Natal (Mahatma N.P.). The Battle of Spioenkop, fought on 23 and 24 January 1900 was an effort to end the 118-day siege of the town of Ladysmith by the Boers (Mahatma N.P.). Their job was to take the wounded from the battlefield and carry them to the railhead. Their work during the war was shown to pay off when Gandhi and other members of the Indian Ambulance Corps earned war metals for their ‘chivalry’ and loyalty to the queen during the