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India Rode To Freedom

The document discusses India's road to freedom from British rule. It describes the rise of nationalism in India in the 19th century following the Sepoy Rebellion and reforms to the education system, which exposed Indians to Western concepts of freedom, unity, and justice and helped develop a sense of national identity. Mohandas Gandhi emerged as a leader of the independence movement in the early 20th century. Through nonviolent protests like fasting and civil disobedience, he helped put pressure on the British and India gained independence in 1947 after over 200 years of British colonial rule.

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India Rode To Freedom

The document discusses India's road to freedom from British rule. It describes the rise of nationalism in India in the 19th century following the Sepoy Rebellion and reforms to the education system, which exposed Indians to Western concepts of freedom, unity, and justice and helped develop a sense of national identity. Mohandas Gandhi emerged as a leader of the independence movement in the early 20th century. Through nonviolent protests like fasting and civil disobedience, he helped put pressure on the British and India gained independence in 1947 after over 200 years of British colonial rule.

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INDIA’S ROAD TO FREEDOM

Objectives
To discuss how India’s got a freedom.
To enumerate the concepts and reforms that experienced by INDIA.
To give value to the Indian’s Freedom.

INDIA’S ROAD TO FREEDOM


The Rise of Nationalism in India
 The birth of nationalist sentiments in India has its own origins in the events
following the Sepoy Rebellion in the 19 th century.
 Administration of India changed hands from private British East India Company
to the British government.
 India experienced many reforms in the judicial system, government and
education.
 The sweeping changes in Education served as the most influential factor in
bringing about the rise of nationalism in India.
 Western concepts such as freedom, unity, equality and justice.
 Indian’s gradually developed love for nation.
 The Indians established groups that campaigned for reforms.
 Indian National Congress (1885)
 Allan Octavian Hume
 The British reacted negatively to the various nationalist movements and accused
its leaders of rebellion.
 The British were not completely out of the line with the severe punishments since
many of the nationalists used force in venting their sentiments.
1909
 Morley-Minto Reforms
 British supported the Muslim League.
 Sayyid Ahmad Khan.
 War against the Ottoman Empire.
 Calliph
 Mohammed
 British supported the Indians against the war to Central Powers.
 Promised
 India Act of 1919
 Rowlatt Acts
 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The Unique Method of Gandhi
 Peaceful means guided by the philosophy of AHIMSA.
 Jawaharlal Nehru
 Gandhi instructed his followers to withdraw support from the British government
in India.
 He encouraged Indians to pray and fast publicly as an expression of protest.
 General Reginald Dyer
 1600 persons killed or injured
 Gandhi non-violent method
 British became desperate.
 Gandhi retire from politics and stayed for 8 years in his ashram community.
 Salt March
 27000 went to jail
 Round Table Conference (1930-1931)
 India Act of 1935
World War II
 Britain got involved in the war
 Accelerate the timetable for India’s Independence
 The members of Indian National Congress launched protest movements and
resigned all their post from the government
 Mohammed Ali Jinnah proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day.
 Sir Stafford Cripps (1942)
 Gandhi argued that the British presence would draw the Japanese to India.
 Quit India campaign
 1947
 Some India Nationalist rejected the non-violent way of attaining independence.
 Subha Bose
 Japanese Invasion of India
The Hindu-Muslim Conflict
 The Cripps Commission
 Pakistan
 The call for a separate country
 The Hindus rejected the demand of the Muslims.
INDIA’S ROAD TO FREEDOM
I Identify the following statement below. Write your answer before the number.
________1. Peaceful means guided by the philosophy of?
________2. Supported the Muslim league.
________3. Established group that campaign for reforms.
________4. Served as the most influential factor in bringing about the rise of
nationalism in india.
________5. The birth of nationalist sentiments in India has it owns origins.
________6. The events in the 19th century.
________7. Changed hands from private British East India Company to the British
Government.
________8. Indian’s gradually developed love for____.
________9. Instructed his followers to withdraw support from the British government in
India.
________10. Gandhi retired from politics and stayed for 8 years in his____.
II. Enumeration
Give the four (4) Western Concept in India.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Give at least one (1) Reforms that experienced INDIA.
5.
III. Essay.
1. For your own opinion it’s a good way that Gandhi encouraged Indian’s to pray
and fast publicly was an expression of protest? Explain briefly.
2. Why changes in education served as for most influential factor in bringing about
the rise of nationalism in INDIA?

INDIA’S ROAD TO FREEDOM


Key to correction
Identification
1. AHIMSA
2. British
3. Indians
4. Change in education
5. Rise of nationalism
6. Sepoy rebellion
7. Administration of India
8. Nation
9. Gandhi
10. Ashram community
Enumeration
(4) Western Concepts
1. freedom
2. unity
3. equality
4. justice
Reforms that experienced by India.
1. Judicial system
2. Government
3. Education
INDIA’S ROAD TO FREEDOM
MAJOR 11

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