{"id":2745,"date":"2020-03-24T04:20:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T04:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historyed.site\/?page_id=2745"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:41:33","slug":"4-india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/big\/civilization\/session-7\/4-india\/","title":{"rendered":"4) India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topic 4 – Session 7 – Big Civilization<\/p>\n

The British Empire eventually controlled three civilizations that were among of the most consequential of ancient times: Egypt, Palestine, and India. It controlled Egypt through its own king; it acquired Palestine after World War I by League of Nations mandate, and India by a combination of direct control and dominance over nominally independent local rulers.<\/p>\n

Independence movements began in the mid 1800\u2019s. In the 1900\u2019s Mahatma Ghandi turned Indian independence into one of the most interesting movements in history. It was based on non-violence. His core idea was that a large enough group of people could force governmental change just through non-cooperation. This idea could only have worked with a government with humane values like Britain. If Ghandi\u2019s opponent had been Hitler instead of Churchill, the Nazis would have had the answer: mass murder in their death camps.<\/p>\n

But since Ghandi\u2019s opponent were British instead, his movement succeeded.<\/p>\n

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First Indian Congress 1885<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Outline<\/h4>\n

Course<\/a> Big Civilization
\nSession 7<\/a> Independence<\/p>\n

Other Topics for This Session<\/strong>
\nOne<\/a>| |Two<\/a>| |Three<\/a>| |Four| |Five<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Further Information<\/h1>\n

From Elsewhere<\/h2>\n

Reads<\/h3>\n

Dominion of India<\/a> Indian Independence Movement<\/a> Mahatma Gandhi<\/a><\/p>\n

Videos<\/h3>\n