©Success Academy Charter Schools World History III, Unit 5: Decolonization and Independence Movements World History III: The Contemporary World Unit 5: Lesson 6 Do Now Directions: Read and analyze the document. Answer the question in 1-2 sentences. Source: The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume III. This is an excerpt from a speech given by Mohandas Gandhi at Exhibition Ground, Faizpur, in January 1937. Let there be no mistake about my conception of swaraj [national government of India]. It is complete independence of alien control and complete economic independence. So at one end you have political independence, at the other the economic [independence]. It has two other ends. One of them is moral and social, the corresponding end is dharma, i.e., religion in the highest sense of the term. It includes Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, etc., but is superior to them all. You may recognize it by the name of Truth, not the honesty of expedience [benefits] but the living Truth that pervades [spread through] everything and will survive all destruction and all transformation. Moral and social uplift may be recognized by the term we are used to, i.e., non-violence. Let us call this the square of swaraj [national government of India], which will be out of shape if any of its angles is untrue. In the language of the Congress we cannot achieve this political and economic freedom without truth and non-violence, in concrete terms without a living faith in God and hence moral and social elevation. . . . Who is speaking? What is their perspective on British rule? When is this taking place? Where is it taking place? What is the speaker's main argument (What does he want?)? Why was this written? (Hint: How does he propose people will get what he wants)?

Question

©Success Academy Charter Schools   World History III,  Unit 5: Decolonization and Independence Movements World History III: The Contemporary World Unit 5: Lesson 6 Do Now Directions: Read and analyze the document. Answer the question in 1-2 sentences.  Source: The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume III. This is an excerpt from a speech given by Mohandas Gandhi at Exhibition Ground, Faizpur, in January 1937. Let there be no mistake about my conception of swaraj [national government of India]. It is complete independence of alien control and complete economic independence. So at one end you have political independence, at the other the economic [independence]. It has two other ends. One of them is moral and social, the corresponding end is dharma, i.e., religion in the highest sense of the term. It includes Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, etc., but is superior to them all. You may recognize it by the name of Truth, not the honesty of expedience [benefits] but the living Truth that pervades [spread through] everything and will survive all destruction and all transformation. Moral and social uplift may be recognized by the term we are used to, i.e., non-violence. Let us call this the square of swaraj [national government of India], which will be out of shape if any of its angles is untrue. In the language of the Congress we cannot achieve this political and economic freedom without truth and non-violence, in concrete terms without a living faith in God and hence moral and social elevation. . . .   Who is speaking? What is their perspective on British rule? When is this taking place?  Where is it taking place?  What is the speaker's main argument (What does he want?)? Why was this written? (Hint: How does he propose people will get what he wants)?

Bot GPT 3.5 · Answer

The speaker is Mahatma Gandhi. His perspective on British rule is that he wants complete independence from British control and complete economic independence for India. This is taking place in January 1937 at Exhibition Ground, Faizpur. The speaker's main argument is that swaraj, or national government of India, requires political, economic, moral, and social independence. This was written to propose that achieving political and economic freedom requires truth, non-violence, a living faith in God, and moral and social elevation.