Nationalist Revolutions India and Southeast Asia

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India  India India often called the “jewel in the crown”  Indian nationalist movement begins What is the goal? Congress Party (Hindu Indian National Congress Muslim League

Nationalist activity grows  Indian troops enlist in British Army  1919 Rowlatt Acts  Amritsar Massacre Hindus and Muslims protest Rowlatt Acts British troops fire on protestors  British had banned public meetings  Massacre sparks nationalism across nation- Indians demand what????

Massacre at Amritsar

Gandhi

Gandhi (October 2, January 30, 1948)  Gandhi born under British rule of India India often called the “jewel in the crown”  Gandhi devoted to civil disobedience through nonviolence Satyagraha Ahimsa

Indian ActionsBritish Response Amritsar ProtestsBritish troops fire on an unarmed crowd BoycottsSale of British products drop Salt MarchPolice officers club demonstrators

Independence!  India is granted limited self rule in 1935  Finally gains complete independence in 1947 India will be partitioned into different countries

Muslims Vs. Hindus  Hindus and Muslims, who once fought for independence, now fight one another  India today MUMBAI

Other Countries Gain Independence  Turkey Mustafa Kemal (aka Ataturk)  Sweeping reforms: Separated religion from law, abolished religious courts, women gain suffrage and the right to hold public office, industrialized Turkey  Iran  Formerly known as Persia  New leader, Reza Shah Pahlavi, sets out to modernize his country  Saudi Arabia  Hold to strict Islamic law  Efforts to modernize limited by religion