WHII 14a

Indian Independence Movement

Indian Independence Movement l  The P.R.I.D.E. of India led to their

independence after WWII

l P=Political divisions in the Indian sub-continent intensified among Hindus and Muslims -  Hindu Indians created the Indian National

Congress party led by Mohandas Gandhi -  Muslim Indians created the Muslim League

Indian Independence Movement l R=Role of civil disobedience and passive

resistance was popularized by Gandhi -  Educated in England, worked in South Africa -  Promoted idea of a free India -  Urged a boycott of British goods(salt) and the

stoppage of paying taxes -  British respond with arrests and violence

Indian Independence Movement

Indian Independence Movement l  I=India broke from British rule, UN creates a

Hindu state(India) and a Muslim state(Pakistan)

l D=Different countries emerged l  1948-1970s 1970s-Present l  India India l  East Pakistan Bangladesh l  West Pakistan Pakistan l  Ceylon Sri Lanka

Indian Independence Movement l E=Encouraged by the leadership of

Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru l  Gandhi-Leader of Indian National Congress l  Nehru-close associate of Gandhi, supported

western style industrialization

INDIAN DEMOCRACY l  An independent India could not establish a

single C.R.E.E.D. l  C=Constitution of 1950 sought to prohibit

caste discrimination l  R=Republic of India is a federal system that

gives many powers to the state

INDIAN DEMOCRACY

l  E=Ethnic and religious differences caused problems in the development of India as a democratic nation

INDIAN DEMOCRACY

l  E=Economic development has helped to ease financial problems of the nation

l  D=Democratic nation of India is the world’s largest