1. Nationalist Revolutions India and Southeast Asia

2. Find India…

3. 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

4. Nationalist activity grows  Indian troops enlist in British Army  1919 Rowlatt Acts  Amritsar Massacre 10000 Hindus and Muslims protest Rowlatt Acts British troops fire on protestors  British had banned public meetings  Massacre sparks nationalism across nation- Indians demand what????

5. Massacre at Amritsar

6. Gandhi

7. Gandhi (October 2, 1869- 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

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

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

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

12. 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