ch 23

            This chapter focuses on the independence of third world countries and the development in the global south. One of the sections that caught my attention was the section that talks about India ending British rule. India was a colony of Britain for quite some time in the past until Gandhi influenced a country to fight for their liberty. Gandhi was a very influential man who was born in India but spend most of his time in South Africa after going to study in Great Britain. While in South Africa he experienced racism and other forms of discrimination that got him thinking when he returned back to India. When he returned he became an important figure and began to assume power in the INC. this lead to him being able to interact on a more personal level with the people of India. He began to speak about independence for their country that had a right to be free of colonial rule. As he began to teach the people of his ideas Britain became concerned with the actions that he was doing. They began to place order and stopped protests that were occurring due to his teachings. Gandhi’s whole idea was to protest with nonviolent acts. There was a point where he stopped eating to get his point across to the people of India and Britain. This action influenced people to follow him and believe that they had a right to be free. Although he had revolts that were peaceful he was put into jail for some of his actions which did not please the Indian people. After the struggles that he had to overcome and all his hard work he was able to make a difference for his country and his actions lead to the freedom of India. A similar thing occurred with the country of South Africa. there was a man named Nelson Mandela who had Similar to Gandhi, Mandela was able to do things that were trying to rid South Africa from colonial rule. He was in an important figure to the people due to all the actions that he took against Britain.  He began to protest and have boycotts just like Gandhi once did and just like him he ended up in prison serving a long term. This began irritate the native people and they began to turn their backs against the whites that were in control. This incidents lead to deaths of people who were protesting. As well as Gandhi, Mandela’s actions were a step in the right direction that soon led to the liberty of South Africa.