The Earth and Its Peoples, 810-7, 841-6
1. How did Gandhi create a mass political movement for Indian independence?
2. How did the two world wars accelerate the desire of Indians for independence?
3. Be able to identify the countries in Map 32.1.
The Human Record
"Indian Home Rule," pp. 438-43
1. What deficiencies does Gandhi see in Western civilization? How does he define true civilization? Do you agree with him?
2. Why does he believe that Hindus and Muslims can live together peacefully in a future India? Do you agree with him?
3. What tactics of political resistance does he encourage? Do you think that they can work?
"Debate in the House of Commons," pp. 483-7
1. According to the speakers, what military and economic realities make it impractical
to continue British rule in India?
2. Do you think that Gandhi had any influence over the ultimate decision of
the British to give up India?
The World that Trade Created, pp. 233-5
1. How did British colonialism stifle India's economy?
1. What factors encouraged the formation of new independent nations in Asia and the Middle East in the middle of the twentieth century?
2. How did Indian nationalism develop from 1885 to 1947?