Gandhi
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Gandhi
by: Madisen Leggett
Why is he important?
He helped change the lives of poor Indians
(Wilkinson,58)
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Gandhi was quiet and shy as a kid. He was also honest.
( Wilkinson,11)
(Wilkinson,12)
(Wilkinson,12)
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Gandhi once stole statues from a temple with his friends, when they got caught Gandhi was the only one to admit to it
(Wilkinson,12)
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In high-school, Gandhi found the lessons in English Challenging. But, he took an interest in his traditional language, Gujarati.
( Wilkinson,13)
( Wilkinson, 16-17)
( Wilkinson, 16-17)
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One important event was when Gandhi got married to Kasturbai Makanji at the age 13. Their marriage lasted 62 years.
( Wilkinson, 18-19)
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Gandhi's interest in Religion started when his dad died. His father's death made him realize that Hinduism has something to teach him.
( Wilkinson, 20-21)
Religion taught Gandhi the importance of truth, courage, and duty
(Wilkinson, 20-21)
Gandhi traveled to England to enroll at the Inner Temple in London to study law. He studied harder than any other student and graduated on June 10, 1891.
( Wilkinson, 24-25)
Gandhi and his family moved to South Africa because things weren't working out in India
( Wilkinson, 28)
Gandhi's first job in South Africa was a legal adviser at an Indian company.
(Wilkinson,28-29)
"75,000 Indians in South Africa. They had traveled there hoping for a better life then in India."
( Wilkinson, 29)
Many Indians were mistreated, Gandhi experienced this on a bus. He got kicked off the first class section.
( Wilkinson, 29)
Gandhi was determined to help the Indians. This determination helped get rid of his shyness and give his first public speech.
(Wilkinson, 30)
"In 1914, the government gave in. They abandoned the special tax, agreed to recognize the Hindu marriage and changed the registration law"
(Wilkinson, 32-33)
" The British had made it illegal to own salt not sold or produced by the British government, in order to make a profit on all salt sold in India"
(Rosenberg)
1930,Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 250-mile march to a coastal town to produce salt.
( Whipps)
Gandhi popularized his idea that Indians spin their own cloth, by traveling with his own spinning wheel to his speeches.
(Rosenberg)
The spinning wheel then became the symbol of Indian Independence.
(Rosenberg)
Achievements
- Made life better for poor Indians
- Encouraged the production of local products
- Made the "untouchables" human beings to the public
- Led India to independence from Britian
(Wilkinson, 58)
