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Study Block; World History Gandhi Watch the video: Main idea: Social movements- Nationalist movements- Nationalism- All led to independence The series of non-violent protests that Gandhi formed led to the independence of India from British rule in 1947. Dates: 1919: Rowlatt Act, 1919: Arm...

Study Block; World History Gandhi Watch the video: Main idea: Social movements- Nationalist movements- Nationalism- All led to independence The series of non-violent protests that Gandhi formed led to the independence of India from British rule in 1947. Dates: 1919: Rowlatt Act, 1919: Armistar massacre, 1922: Gandhi arrested for the first time for sedition, 1935: British passed Govt. of India Act, 1942: Gandhi initiated Quit India which led to his 2nd imprisonment. 1944-45: Gandhi released. 1940: Jinnah wants a separate state for Muslims (Pakistan) 1947: victory for Indian Independence from the British, 1947: Govt enacted the separate states due to outbreak of violence, 1948: Gandhi assassinated. Summary: The British controlled India and followed through with horrible rules and punishments first made during WW1. Gandhi led many protests that he wanted to be peaceful but usually led to violence. Through this trouble, he kept going through with them which led to his imprisonment. After his release, he went to Congress to pitch for India's independence. This led to the British thinking they couldn’t keep the Indians under control. The British offered an act to give India a little more power but they were still under British control. Hindus and Muslims started to not get along after the first elections. Jinnah wanted a separate state for Hindus called “Pakistan”. Gandhi initiated Quit India which led to his imprisonment. This led to a lot of violence breaking out within Muslims and Hindus. British realized that India should be Independent. India is finally independent. Separate states go through the second time. Gandhi tries to fast to solve the violence. Gandhi was assassinated. The US. Civil Rights movement Watch video Main idea: Through many years of rigorous fighting for rights and many protests, the U.S. was finally desegregated and blacks were treated better. (1940-1960s) Key points: Jim Crow laws allowed for segregation. Organizations that fought; NAACP, CORE, SCLC. Helpful ways to fight consisted of Legal action and community/direct action. Dates: 1896: Separate but equal, Civil rights act of 1964, Voting rights act of 1965 Actions: Brown vs Board of Education: The Court allowed schools to be integrated but it led to violence. Little Rock 9: 9 Black students were allowed to attend an all-white school. Troops had to be sent to protect the kids. Montgomery Bus Boycott: Boycott that led to no segregation on buses. Protests led by MLK Jr. Civil Rights Act of 1964: The goal is to get Blacks registered to vote. Bloody Sunday led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Summary: The Jim Crow laws and the right for “Separate but equal” led to the discrimination and segregation of blacks. Many organizations went through to help like the NAACP, CORE, and SCLC took action to end this. Helpful ways people who fight would be through legal action and direct action. Many protests, sit-ins, events, and court cases later, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act were passed which led to desegregation of public places and schools. Martin Luther King had a big role in leading the protests.  Industrial Revolution Watch video Main idea: Machine manufacturing led to goods being produced in large quantities. Key points: The spinning jenny, the cotton gin, factories, factory reform acts, and urbanization. Dates: Machines were automated (1833) (1830’s) the urgent need for factory reforms, (1833) Factory reform act, (1851) More than half the population lived in an overcrowded environment, Summary: During the early 1800s, Britain saw a boom in their agriculture. Due to this boom, their economy and trade started to grow. This resulted in machine manufacturing development and key inventions like the spinning jenny and the cotton gin. This also led to greater employment and job opportunities in factories. The population started shifting from the countryside to cities (Urbanization). Due to how much profit factories made, they would take advantage of it and didn't treat their workers right. This led to many reform acts against the overworking of children and the overly high work hours. Meiji Reforms Watch video Main idea: After the fall of the dictatorship of the shogunate, Japan started a new and better era in the hands of Emperor Meiji. The Meiji era had many political, social, economic, and military changes for the better. Key points: The fall of the shogunate, the rise of Emperor Meiji, and the Fall of the feudal system, now had one strong army, political reforms, economic reforms, social reforms, and military reforms, the treaties led to change in the political system, Japan wants to learn from the rest of the world. Dates: 1853, U.S. sends armed naval to negotiate with Japan (led by Commodore Perry) 1854, Commodore Perry comes to Japan with the Treaty of Kanagawa. Political reforms: It’s no longer a feudal system, now it is ruled by an emperor. Meiji constitution. Economic reforms: No longer just an agricultural-based economy. Trade opened. Modernization of technology due to Westernization. Social reforms: Adopted Western customs. Children taught. Summary: Due to internal and external factors, Japan went through reforms and restorations. The fall of the dictatorship known as the shogunate liberated Japan to the rest of the world. Japan adopted Western cultures that helped shape its political and social sector. Its economy grew due to the uprise in machinery. Factories were built and its old economy which was based mostly on agriculture started to grow. Japan is now one of the most advanced countries. Essay: Prompt? – Industrial revolution+Meiji industrialization= Industrialization: Watch video What is industrialization? It is the process of transitioning an economy from one primarily based on agriculture and manual labor to one dominated by mechanized crafts, manufacturing, machinery, and technology. Different revolutions: Agricultural revolution, Textile mass production, engines, machinery, steam engines, steel production.