Post+WWII+Independence+Movements

India

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Day One: 12345 India Stations - to review content....quick stop at each. "India for the Indians" "Textile Industry" "East India Company", "Railway System" "Five Hundred Brahmins" Context: South Africa - part of the British commonwealth of Independent states had a legal policy of segregation against Indians and Black South Africans.

Hmwk: • Civil Disobedience Reading • Gandhi Civlization Essay

Days 2 -5 View Gandhi

Day 6 Socratic Seminar

1. Why was Civil Disobedience an effective method of gaining independence in India? 2. Are the efforts of Gandhi transferable to other conflicts and struggles in the world? Why or why not? 3. What are the limitations of using this method to effect change? Is it more or less enduring that change that is brought about by force or other methods? 4. NYT Colonist David Brooks uses the term "Brutality Cascade" to describe situations in which the most brutal player gets to set the rules. Everybody else feels pressure to imitate, whether they want to or not. --How do Gandhi's efforts in India represent and effort to reverse the "brutality cascade"

Days 7 and 8 Research for Culminating Project



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Days 9 and 10 Culminating Project Presentations