Film Lesson : "Gandhi"

Gandhi helped the nation of India gain it's independence from Great Britian by enforcing his philosophy of non violence to the people of India. Gandhi encouraged the Indian people to stop buying British goods and start buying Indian goods. He also organized to have all British made cloth burned. He encouraged the people to make their own cloth at home. Gandhi taught passive resistance to the people. He believed that violence against the British provoked negative reaction.

Over the years, Gandhi fought for India's independence, he was imprisoned many times. While in prison he would fast for the people of India. He also fasted because the Indians refused follow his philosophy of non violence. The British had put a sales tax on salt, so Gandhi told the people not to buy their salt. Instead Gandhi led the Indians to the sea to make their own salt.

Gandhi led many other marches and protests until India got it's independence in 1947. Gandhi was assissinated a year later.