Anglo-Indian

eliminated. However, as a consequence, hundreds of innocent lives were lost in the fierce battle between the two nations. The following events were of importance because they led to the formation of America and its future ideologies. The French and Indian War did not strengthen the relationships between Colonists, Native Americans, the British, and the French. On the contrary, it managed to deteriorate and weaken their relationships due to their different and opposing views, the failure of…

Indira Gandhi was a prominent stateswoman, a key player in the Indian National Congress Party, and the first and only female Prime Minister of India. She was Prime Minister Jawaharal Nehru’s only child, born on November 19, 1917 (Wolpert). At twelve, she became involved in politics by protesting the British Raj. It was during this time that Indira met future husband, Feroze Gandhi (Dommermuth-Costa 33). Later, as her father grew older, Indira Gandhi stepped in as his personal assistant.…

congregation of Indians marched 200 miles to the direction of the…

Learning about Asian cultures has always been fascinating to me. Growing up, I did not have much exposure to Eastern cultures, religions, even food! As I have gotten older, I keep getting pulled East with where I would like to travel and explore traditions. India is particularly interesting to me, but I do not know a lot about the country. If you asked me a few weeks ago, I would associate India with bright colors, elephants and a love of cows. That’s it. Throughout the past few weeks, I have…

sit in the first class section, due to his skin color ("Mahatma Gandhi: A Short Biography."). This is when Gandhi’s idea of nonviolence arouse. In 1907 Gandhi started yet another campaign after many Indians burnt their registration cards that allowed them to move to South Africa. He convinced Indian women to convince workers to go on strike ("Mahatma Gandhi: A Short Biography."). At this point in Gandhi’s life he was a very experienced leader and set up his Ashram. His Ashram was devoted to a…

passed away in February 1944, in Gandhi arms. When getting out of imprisonment, he found out some great news. That the Labour party had beaten Churchill 's conservatives in the British election of 1945. The party started negotiating for Indian independence with the Indian National Congress. Gandhi was a main role in the negotiations. Although he soon found out that he didn 't have the power necessary to fill his hopes for a unified India. So since Gandhi did not have the power he came up with…

they wanted to see. For example, the Salt March led by Mohandas Gandhi in March of 1930 was to protest British rule in India. In an act of civil disobedience Gandhi along with thousands of Indians marched almost 240 miles to the town of Dandi, in order to protests the British Salt Acts. These laws prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, and were forced to buy the British’s ridiculous priced salt. Gandhi led his supporters to Dandi, where they scooped up salt from the salt flats of…

Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film directed by Richard Attenborough. It follows the struggle for Indian Independence through the eyes - and only through the eyes - of eminent leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi. The film is prejudiced. It brings about the idea that Independence was achieved by Gandhi alone, while undermining the roles of others who, it could be argued, played far greater roles in achieving Indian autonomy. The film’s narrow-minded focus on Gandhi and his beliefs also meant that those of…

Chapter 23 Margin Notes- Independence and Development in the Global South 1) What was distinctive about the end of Europe’s African and Asian empires compared to other cases of imperial disintegration? Europe’s African and Aisian empires were distinctive compared to other cases of imperial disintegration, because no other empire had been so centralized on the ideology of mobilization of masses. None of the other empires had been an excess of nation-states, each claiming an equal place in the…

was a forced Indian march that took place on a very long trail of 1,000 miles that led to an established Indian Territory. Our government were the ones behind this and thought it was right to remove them from their homes. These people suffered even some them died on their journey. In the end if they did survive the trail their whole lifestyle was changed and they had to adapt. In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson 's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation and other Indian nation were…