"YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD."
~ A GREAT LEADER

MAHATMA GANDHI

WHO WAS GANDHI

• Lawyer
• Anti War Activist
• Advocate For Indian Rights
• A Great Leader

Why was he a GREAT leader?

Because he believed in peace and equality for everybody and he never viewed himself as a superior towards his peers and followers just because he was in charge. He didn't want to be a leader, he just wanted to make a difference. All he did was for the wellbeing of others, and the rights and lives of millions of others always came before his own in his own mind.

PERSONAL HISTORY

• Born October 2, 1869
• Married at age 13
• He was very shy as a child ( ran home from school because he couldn't bear to talk to anyone )
• He had 2 sons and a wife
• He studied law in London
• He spent 20 years in South Africa opposing discrimination against Indians
• He was the leader of the Indian National Congress
• Death~ January 30, 1948
• He lived for 79 years

Choices and Actions
- At a young age, Gandhi begins to fight for anti-discrimination in Africa
-Gandhi believes in peace and forgiveness after he is mobbed and beaten but forgives the mobbers and won't press charges
- Gandhi and 2000 Indians burn theirs registration cards in protest non-violence rallies proceed to grow in size
-He boycotts British goods
- Went on a hunger strike for 21 days ( I could never do that)
-resulting in his release
- Gandhi leads the famous Salt March ( he got salt from the ocean )

CONFLICT

• South African government opposed him and his followers beliefs of rights
• British Parliament punished Gandhi and his Indian following
• Was jailed several times following his non-violent protests
• Was banned from certain goods needed following a boycott

Annotated Bibliography
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•Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 10 June 2015. This website gave us an overall mini biography of who Mahatma Gandhi was. It's great for if you want to know major and significant choices and actions in his life, and for specific and accurate facts.
•"18 Milestone Events in the Life of Mohandas Gandhi." Reach and Teachs Just Lists. N.p., 17 Sept. 2009. Web. 10 June 2015. This website gave us a list of major milestones that impacted Gandhi's life from birth to death

• Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 10 June 2015. This site was useful if you wanted to know about Gandhi's beliefs. It also gave a brief idea of who he was.
•"Important Facts about Gandhi." Important Facts about Gandhi. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2015. This site gave an overall view of his life and interesting facts about his history and major achievements. It was pretty generic in he sense that if gave basic facts but for an overall view of him it was good.