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Gandhi


            
            
             The movie, Gandhi, was a biography of Mohandas Gandhi and the many accomplishments he had during his lifetime. Gandhi showed us that anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it and he stood up against discrimination without using violence or anger. With this he overcame many obstacles and he went far in life. He was actually able to set free India by opening the eyes of many people.
             Gandhi studied law and became a lawyer in London, England. While riding on a train to South Africa he was kicked out of the train for being colored. In South Africa an Indian had to have a pass in order to simply walk the streets. He stayed in South Africa for 21 years to fight this type of discrimination. He continued to preach passive resistance even at times when he and his followers were beaten, thrown in jail and killed. He continued to lead non-violent marches through South Africa, and the white people in South Africa began to have second thoughts about the way the Indians were treated. .
             During the Boer War, Gandhi organized an ambulance corps for the British army and commanded a Red Cross unit. After the war he returned to his fight for Indian rights. Finally, Gandhi's influence was too much to overcome and he won the rights for the Indians in South Africa. When he returns to India he his welcomed back as a hero. He continues on leading protests, getting arrested, and fasting for his cause. In 1919, Parliament passed the Rowlatt Acts, giving the Indian colonial authorities emergency powers to deal with so-called revolutionary activities, Satyagraha spread through India, gaining millions of followers. A demonstration against the Rowlatt Acts resulted in a massacre of Indians at Amritsar by British Soldiers in 1920. When it is all many Indian men, woman and children were brutally killed. When the British government did not make amends the Indian people no longer will follow Gandhi and start to riot and fight.


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