Film Lesson: Gandhi

Explain how Gandhi helped his nation of India gain Independence from Great Britain. What were some of the things that he did? Explain his philosophy of non-violence; and explain how he used it effectively.

Gandhi used the method of civil disobedience to take the British out of power. He helped his nation gain independence from Great Britain by making a stand against them and being the first one to get independence without violence. His method was really good and it was effective. Everyone followed his words but sometimes they would get out of control but Gandhi would do something to make the Indians feel bad about what they did. Gandhi had everyone put violence in the trash can. He said that "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
Gandhi was very intent in what he was saying and he would even fast to make people follow his footsteps. He was a great leader and he did all of this to make the mother land more peaceful and make India a country of its own. Some of the things Gandhi did was very moving to peoples hearts. He had the Indians make their own cloths so that they wouldn't have to buy the British clothing. It was a loss of money to the British. The British had the salt taxed very high and the Indians couldn't afford it so Gandhi had to do something about this. He did the Salt March. This is when Gandhi would walk all the way to the river to get some salt. They made it edible and used it. This made the British really mad so they guarded the gates so the Indians won't go in. The Indians were really persistent and kept on going to the gate and getting beat up. The army stopped beating them and this is when India got their independence but the British made it into two countries: India(Hindus) and Pakistan(Muslims).

Picture of Gandhi