Countries throughout the world were struggling for independence during this time period. Only a select few countries became independent as a result of their efforts. Phillipines, India, Pakistan, Burma, Indonesia, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel were the first to achieve independence in the 1940s. Strayer compared the independence to the decolonization when Europeans in America overthrew the British rule. The twentieth century was a time when many colonies fell. After WWI the Ottoman and Austrian empires collapsed. Also German and Japanese empires also collapsed. The collapse of many of these colonies was because of the internal conflict. There were a lot of ideologies floating around and they contradicted each other. Christian theology and material progress was in the middle of racism, exploitation and poverty. Mohandas Gandhi was an activist in India at the time of brutal racism and violence in India. He preached non-violence and even came up with his own political philosophy called satyagraha, or truth force. He worked in ways that were different than other protests. Non violence and wise words attracted people to stand by Ghandi. His movement to peace has resonated to this day. There was unrest in South Africa. Thankfully with the help of Nelson Mandela, African apartheid came to an end without racial conflict. Unlike India, South African obtained political freedom as a unified state.
"An eye for an eye, makes the whole world go blind."
This quote really showed Ghandi's non violent methods of protest and political philosophy.
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