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Module 2: British Colonialism in India

Lord Montbatten with his wife Edwina while Nehru chats her up

Module 2: Colonialism in India
 * How has invasion and outside influence impacted Indian history?**
 * What impact did colonialism have on India politically, economically, and socially?**

Mandatory Activities
 * Read the article Introduction: Behind a Conflict and Part I: India’s Early History and answer the questions attached.
 * Read the article Part II: From Reform to Independence and answer the second big question.
 * Read George Orwell’s short story “Shooting an Elephant” and answer questions and partake in discussion.





Choice Activities
 * Create a larger annotated timeline (either on paper or electronically) that details the events of Indian history.
 * Look up web resources on Indian History and link them to the Webography. Be sure to annotate them, so we can tell why we would look at this link.
 * Find documentaries on Gandhi and post them on the webpage on the Colonial India page. Be sure to annotate them.
 * Look up web resources on Gandhi and his non-violent philosophy and link them to the webography page. Be sure to annotate them.
 * Read a biography or the auto-biography of Gandhi and compose a book review.
 * Research Gandhi and his influences (Tolstoy, Thoreau, religion) and the people he influenced (King, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi) and present your findings.
 * Compare the Imperialism of India to the Imperialism of another nation. How was India’s struggle like that of, say, America in 1776?
 * Create a series of images that capture the idea of Satyagraha.
 * Present your ideas on Satyagraha in the modern setting. Would such a philosophy work against terrorism? How would Gandhi handle bin Laden?
 * Research the economic impact of England on India. Why was India considered the “Jewel” in the crown of British Imperialism?
 * Research what lasting effects of Imperialism exist in current India (and in modern England for that matter).
 * Research who is using non-violence as a political weapon in the modern world.



The file above is a large PDF that contains the readings Part I: India's Early History and Part II: Beyond the Conflict. They are in the reading but there is a lot more in this packet that is interesting.

media type="custom" key="6922505"This is the slideshow that I used in class to go over the timeline of Indian history.