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2015SUMMARYSTATEMENT
Attachanannotatedbibliography(AB)thatisdividedbetweenprimaryandsecondarysources.
SubmittwocopiesoftheSSandABatthecompetition.Pleasetype.
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Title______Mahatma
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1.THESISSTATEMENT
Presenttheprojectsargumentorinterpretationintwosentences.IfyouareusingtheNHDtheme,youmight
wanttomakeitevidentinyourthesisstatement.
HowdidMahatmaGandhiusenonviolencetogetindependencefrombritain?
Heusenonviolencebyhismanyboycottsandprotestsuchasthesaltmarch.
2.SUMMARYOFPROJECT
Brieflyexplainyourprojectanditsconclusion.Include:Howandwhydidchangehappenandwhatwasthe
impact?Whyisithistoricallysignificant?Whathistoricalmeaningorimportancecanwelearnfromyour
findings?
GandhimadeseveralchangesnotonlyinIndiaindependenceandfreedombutalsothe
wayheprotestedagainstBritainanditwasn'tinaviolentwaybutnonviolentlyonwhich
itstillsendingastrongmassage.Fromthis,Gandhipracticeofnonviolenceprotestseffect
manyotherpeoplesuchasDr.MartinLutherking,andNelsonMandelaaswellasmany
more.
3.RequiredforprojectsusingtheNationalHistoryDaythemeonly.
ExplainhowthisprojectintegratestheNHDthemeLeadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]Historyintoits
argument.
Gandhiwasseenasoneoftheveryfewleaderhowshowednotonlygreatleadershipskills,butcompassion
anddeterminationonwhathewasfightingforandbringupawholenewdifferentwayofprotestingwithnon
violenceandboycottsonwhichbeenpastdownanduseinmanylegacyaswellastoday.
4.PROCESS
A. Whathistoricalquestiondidyoustartoffwithandhowdiditchangeonceyou
begandoingyourresearch?
MyfirstquestionwasHowwasMahatmaGandhiremembered,fromthisIchangedit
being
HowdidMahatmaGandhiusenonviolencetogetindependencefrombritainfromthisI
foundmoreaboutGandhiandthewayhegotindependence.
B. Whatkindsofsourcesdidyouuseasevidencetodevelopyourargument(for
example,letters,photographs,governmentdocuments,interviews,etc.)?
Iusemostlywebsitesbutalsophotosanddocumentsaswellasarticles.
C. Selectonepieceofevidencethatyouusedandexplainhowitinfluencedyour
argument.
GandhiledmanyofthepeopleofIndiaandconstructedboycotts(ofcoursenonviolence
wasinvolved)oneofhisfamousonebeingknownasthesaltmarch.
D. Listlibraries(otherthanschool),museums,andotherinstitutionsthatyouvisited
todoyourresearch.
Libraries
Beentotwolibraries,can'trememberthenamebutoneisnexttoaparkandtheotheris
nexttomcdonalds:D