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1.Mohandas Gandhi led India to independence from Britain and is one of the world’s great historical figures. Describe his development during the three major stages of his life in three different countries.

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(Score for Question 2: ___ of 8 points)

2.According to Gandhi, “nonviolence [is] a weapon.” Who could use this weapon? What did Gandhi believe nonviolence could achieve.

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(Score for Question 3: ___ of 14 points)

3.Imagine you were born in 1830. Throughout your life, you witness one momentous change after another. By the first decade of the twentieth century, the world around you has been transformed thoroughly. Now comes an important event in your life. It may not make it into the history books or the newspapers, but it’s all your family members can talk about…the birth of your first great granddaughter in 1914! You’ve lived through a lot of changes, and you begin to wonder about how the world might be transformed during her lifetime. After all, your granddaughter might well live until the year 2000! You sit down to write a letter to your newborn granddaughter—something she can read in the years and decades ahead. Reflecting on the types of changes that have taken place in your lifetime, you decide to write about what you think will happen in the century ahead. Your letter will address possible changes in the four categories you looked at in the previous activity: political/military, cultural, science/technology, and social/economic. In addition, you’ll want to write about these key points:

(a)Ways in which life might improve in the future.

(b)Good things from the previous century that might be lost as times change.

(c)How your granddaughter should view change, what she should resist and what she should embrace.

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History | Graded Assignment | Unit Assessment: Answers and Questions, Part 2 Name: Date: Graded Assignment Unit Assessment: The Dawn of the Twentieth Century, Part 2 (Score for Question 1: ___ of 8 points) 1. Mohandas Gandhi led India to independence from Britain and is one of the world’s great historical figures. Describe his development during the three major stages of his life in three different countries. Type your answer here. (Score for Question 2: ___ of 8 points) 2. According to Gandhi, “nonviolence [is] a weapon.” Who could use this weapon? What did Gandhi believe nonviolence could achieve. Type your answer here. (Score for Question 3: ___ of 14 points) 3. Imagine you were born in 1830. Throughout your life, you witness one momentous change after another. By the first decade of the twentieth century, the world around you has been transformed thoroughly. Now comes an important event in your life. It may not make it into the history books or the newspapers, but it’s all your family members can talk about…the birth of your first great granddaughter in 1914! You’ve lived through a lot of changes, and you begin to wonder about how the world might be transformed during her lifetime. After all, your granddaughter might well live until the year 2000! You sit down to write a letter to your newborn granddaughter—something she can read in the years and decades ahead. Reflecting on the types of changes that have taken place in your lifetime, you decide to write about what you think will happen in the century ahead. Your letter will address possible changes in the four categories you looked at in the previous activity: political/military, cultural, science/technology, and social/economic. In addition, you’ll want to write about these key points: (a) Ways in which life might improve in the future. (b) Good things from the previous century that might be lost as times change. (c) How your granddaughter should view change, what she should resist and what she should embrace. Type your answer here. © 2016 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. Page 1 of 1
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History | Graded Assignment | Unit Assessment: Answers and Questions, Part 2

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Unit Assessment: The Dawn of the Twentieth Century, Part 2
(Score for Question 1: ___ of 8 points)

1. Mohandas Gandhi led India to independence from Britain and is one of the world’s great historical
figures. Describe his development during the three major stages of his life in three different
countries.
Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 and was a leader of India nonviolent independence movement
against British rule and in South Africa who advocated for the civil rights of Indians. Gandhi studied law
and further organized boycotts against British Institution in peaceful form. He was worshipping the
Hindu god Vishnu. Gandhi led India independence movement without any violence involved and
remains most revered in India. He was admired throughout the country since he helped to settle many
local disputes. He formed a political movement which he based them on nonviolent civil disobedience.
He was imprisoned many times but it didn’t stop him from developing Satyagraha movement, boycotts
and huge strikes. He was one man who changed the world by managing to take down an empire without
using any violence. India won independence from Britain in 1947 through Gandhi peaceful campaign.
More so, Gandhi went to South Africa where he studied world religions. He once wrote “the religious
spirit within me became a living force”. He adapted to life of fasting and celibacy. Gandhi wa...


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