King believed in unity amongst all races. “With this faith we will be able to work together… to climb up for freedom together” (Doc 2), this statement shows that King felt success is only achieved through teamwork. He wanted an integrated school system that would provide equal education for both black and white children (Doc 4). Kings views on unity are evident through his association with fellow black activist Malcolm X (Doc 1). I would need an additional document from a white family to see how they felt about unifying with the blacks.
The Chinese government got really upset so they confronted the British government and this started the Opium war starting in 1899 till 1902. The British didn’t see this as a problem; they crushed the naval forces and in all won the battle. The British had complete control besides the fact that they were corrupting china with opium they also built a colony named Hong Kong. This is a prime example of what I was saying on how the British abused their power. Another major part of European imperialism was the colonization or as I call it the torture of Sudan, in Africa.
This all changed when Nelson Mandela decided to start fighting for the equal rights of the the blacks. Both of these men had goals. And both these leaders used non-violence to protest. But to achieve these goals they had to use some types of strategy. Both Nelson Mandela and Gandhi will help prove how using civil disobedience helped them achieve their nationalistic goals.
In document E we see the rise of Anti-Slave Societies. These societies are tied around the abolishment of slavery and they want to establish them all across the country evidence for this claim is this quote,”We shall organize Anti-Slave societies, if possible in every town, village, and city in our land.”This quote shows the need to unite the land towards anti-slavery. In document H we have another example of the need to reunite the nation.This is shown in a quote from David Wilmot where he gives a speech fighting for equal rights between blacks and whites. We see an example of this quote ” I have no squeamish sensitiveness upon the subject of society, nor morbid sympathy for the slaves.” This quote shows the David Wilmots view where he expresses that he wants blacks and whites to be equal. This shows a need to reunite the nation and how it is a cause for the growing opposition of
Skylar Marino Mr. Hoffman The American and French Revolution The American and French revolutions were both a great but scary time in France and in America’s history. There were many similar reasons of why these two countries went into Revolution, such as a lack in no taxation without representation, and Enlightenment. And there are also, different reasons of why these two countries went into the revolution such as there was more at stake for America then France. Before the time these two countries went into revolution they both had a lack in no taxation without representation. In France there was an estate system, the first estate was made up of the Roman Catholic clergy, about 1 percent of the population.
The British fought the Boers for the land they had and to keep them so they can tax their products. The result was that the British government of William Gladstone signed a truce with the Boers to stop the fighting.
Throughout history, mankind has waged war against each other various reasons. These reasons are often times proven to be trivial and superfluous thus making wars preventable. The American civil war was a war that was inevitable because of key events leading up to the war divided the country to the point where it made war unpreventable. The first issue that made the civil war unavoidable was the Declaration of Independence (cite). The writer of the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson who wrote it based off the ideals of the enlightenment period.
Mohandas Gandhi drew his inspirations from Henry David Thoreau; the author of “On the duty of Civil Disobedience” who is known as the founder of one of the powerful weapon known as Civil Disobedience. Therefore, he acted in a way that has not been seen before in the world. He responded to the British rule through Civil Disobedience. Putting everything together Mohandas Gandhi created his own concept of civil disobedience which is known as “satyagraha.” Satyagraha comes from Sanskrit meaning “truth force.” Indians were not allowed from the British to collect or sell salt. So he organized a campaign through satyagraha.
Social Movements, Violence and New Media Throughout the recent history of making it has been started to observe that violence free, social movements had a greater success rate of archiving their goals to traditional violent riots. Gandhi says that “It (nonviolent resistance) is not the one form, it is the only form. It is the greatest and the activist force in the word. It is a force which more positive than electricity and more powerful than even ether”. This quote happened after the India’s great struggle with British Empire, which ended in India’s independence through peaceful means led by Gandhi (Ackermann 2000).
Each leader is able to take charge, using their values to influence communication and teambuilding to fulfill their vision of a South Africa that is united. Invictus is Latin for unconquered, and that is exactly what Mandela and Pienaar strove for. They would not be conquered. Nelson Mandela realizes the situation that South Africa is in, and takes it upon himself to try to break down the racial barriers between the black and white people. I think the most important moment that demonstrates taking charge is when Mandela challenges the unanimous vote to eliminate the Springboks.