the 19th and early 20th century involved Europe going into Africa. The causes of imperialism in Africa were partly due to the decolonization in America. The European powers were out political and economic gain by the United States gaining their independence. In 1876 European powers especially King Leopold II of Belgium‚ agreed in the Berlin Conference to split up the land in Africa‚ no longer invading to colonize but to gain political‚ military and economic power. The methods to imperialism of the
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What is Quit India Movement? The Quit India Movement also called the August Movement of India or the Bharat Chhodo Andolan was a civil disobedience movement that was launched in the month of August‚ in the year 1942. The Quit India Movement was a call by Mahatma Gandhi for the country’s immediate independence. Purpose of Quit India Movement Gandhi wanted to negotiate with the British government for the independence of India. Gandhi made a speech and within 24 hours the entire Congress was confined
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VO L U M E 1 2 FOR TEACHERS ONLY OF MC & THEMATIC REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION Global History and Geography August 17‚ 2010 GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Cut Here The University of the State of New York Part I 1. . . 4 . . . 2. . . 1 . . . Copyright 2010 The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Albany‚ New York 12234 9. . . 4 . . . 34. . . 4 . . . 10. . . 3 . . . 35. . . 4 . . . 11. . . 4 . . . 36. . . 3 .
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one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence Movement against the British Raj. Subhash Chandra Bose was born to an affluent family in Cuttack‚ Orissa. His father‚ Janakinath Bose‚ was a public prosecutor who believed in orthodox nationalism‚ and later became a member of the Bengal Legislative Council. His mother was Prabhavati Bose‚ a remarkable example of Indian womanhood. Bose was educated at Cambridge University. In 1920‚ Bose took the Indian Civil Service entrance examination and
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Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India. His father‚ Motilal Nehru (1861–1931)‚ a wealthy barrister who belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community‚[5] served twice as President of the Indian National Congress during the Independence Struggle. His mother‚ Swaruprani Thussu (1868–1938)‚ who came from a well–known Kashmiri Brahmin family settled in Lahore‚[6] was Motilal’s second wife‚ the first having died in child birth. Jawaharlal was the eldest of three
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as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian Traders based in the city of Pretoria.[25] He spent 21 years in South Africa‚ where he developed his political views‚ ethics and political leadership skills. Purported photograph of Gandhi in South Africa (1895) Indians in South Africa were led by wealthy Muslims‚ who employed Gandhi as a lawyer‚ and by impoverished Hindu indentured laborers with very limited rights. Gandhi considered them all to be Indians‚ taking a lifetime view that "Indianness"
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Sardar Vallabhai Patel Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman‚ one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India. He is known to be a social leader of India who played an unparalleled role in the country’s struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united‚ independent nation. He was raised in the countryside of Gujarat in a family of Leva- Patidar. He traveled to attend schools in Nadiad‚ Petlad
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (pronounced [ˈmoːɦənd̪aːs ˈkərəmtʃənd̪ ˈɡaːnd̪ʱi] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled‚" "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati:
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from an Indian businessman in South Africa‚ Dada Abdulla‚ to join him as a legal adviser. The Indians who had been living in South Africa were without political rights‚ and were generally known by the derogatory name of ‘coolies’. Gandhi himself came to an awareness of the frightening force when he thrown out of a first-class railway compartment car‚ though he held a first-class ticket‚ at Pietermaritzburg. From this political awakening‚ Gandhi was to emerge as the leader of the Indian community
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tension between Indian civilians and the British colonies for decades. This caused protests‚ mostly peaceful‚ throughout India. In March of 1919 the British passed the Rowlatt Act‚ invading the Indians privacy and decreasing their rights. On April 6th leaders of a peaceful protest against the Rowlatt Bill were arrested followed. This caused riots by the followers of the Indian protest leaders.The Massacre changed many Indians feeling toward the British Empire in India. The Indians were treated with
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