5 W's of Gandhi

Why Britain did not want to give up India

India and surrounding areas full of rich natural resources; Britain at strongest between WW1 and WW2; India reason British empire so powerful

Countries under British control

India, Pakistan and Blangladesh

Quit India Movement of 1942

Indians ask for the removal of British Colonists. British refused to concede to the Indian National Congress until after WW2

The Salt March 1930

Indians protested the taxes the British were placing on their salt creations and exports. Indians were being exploited while the British made a lot of money off the salt production

Mahatma Gandhi

father of India; employed non violent disobedience methods; gained leadership in Indian National Congress 1921; Challenged British rule of India and favored sovereignty for India; model of future non violent civil disobedience methods for civil rights

Civil Disobedience

refusal to comply with certain laws; pay certain taxes or pay certain fines, as a form of peaceful protest

Civil Rights

the right of all citizens to political and social freedoms and equity

Sovereignty

the right to self govern; freedom from an oppressive government (Britain oppressing India)