Directions: Read the passage below and the quotes by Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi. Which of these strategies for resisting oppressive rule do you think proves more successful and brings more long-lasting consequences? Why? Support your answer with historical evidence. Your response should be at least one full page long.
You believe that the policies of your government are unjust and oppressive. The policies favor a small, wealthy class—but the vast majority of people are poor with few rights. The government has failed to tackle economic, social, and political problems. Many of your friends are joining revolutionary groups that plan to overthrow the government by force. Others support nonviolent methods of change, such as peaceful strikes, protests, and refusal to obey unjust laws. You wonder which course of action to choose. ▼ Mao Zedong, Communist leader, believed revolution would solve China’s problems. “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” ▼ Mohandas K. Gandhi became the leader of the independence movement to free India of British rule. “Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.” Use this link to look over the documents tonight. You may need to have Acrobat Reader on your computer. If you don't, you can download it for free. Then scroll down to page 11 of the PDF.
Prepare an introduction paragraph using the BAR method. Make sure that your introduction: 1) addresses the whole task; 2) includes an argument that is not obvious and boring (ex. The Cold War had many effects… duh!) and 3) establishes categories for analysis. You should also think about what outside information you will include in your essay. http://www.nysedregents.org/GlobalHistoryGeography/20060816exam.pdf Hi students. This is due Monday.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndeFNjQ3FFSW5UbS1RcVJlRmM0SFF3dw Hi students. Sorry for the late post. This is now due on Thursday.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndTnN6cmc1Y09SUi1CeW1mWVZFWkxoZw Here is the link to Google docs for HW9:
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