1. Mohandas Gandhi led India to independence from Britain and is one of the world’s great historical figures. Describe his devel
opment during the three major stages of his life in three different countries. 2. According to Gandhi, “nonviolence [is] a weapon.” Who could use this weapon? What did Gandhi believe nonviolence could achieve.
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.
Answer:I think it might be that he wanted self promotion: remind himself and others of who’s in charge, who owns the most power. It could be him spreading rumors to enemy soldiers, making them quit from fear.
