Social Reforms, India

The general cause of the Indian Independence Movement was India’s desire for independence from British, French and Portuguese Rule. The aim of the movement was “Swaraj, a self-governing India” (Sharma, 2005, p. 22). One, more specific, cause of the Indian Independence Movement took place in 1905 when the province of Bengal was divided into two provinces,

During the turn of the century, in the 1900’s, conditions were harsh in working areas and big businesses were growing largely. There were many things wrong with the time period, and Theodore Roosevelt recognized this. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to introduce progressive reforms and restrictions to the country. This impacted many areas of people and businesses. Areas of reform included conditions for the coalmine workers, civil rights, and breaking trusts in businesses.

The Indian resistance against the British empire is one example of opposition against imperialism. Until 1858, India was controlled by the British East India Company. Thereafter, the crown rule replaced the company rule until 1947. “The slow expansion of the Indian role in public affairs would not have occurred without mounting political pressure from Indian society” (Findley 188). The people of India had tried to cause a reform through a political channel, evident through the slow yet steady participation in political affairs from 1858-1947. In this resistance,

Reformers had the desire to create moral order, and between the 1830s and 1840s, they established new institutions which were meant to heal the human being spiritually and morally. Institutions like prisons, orphanages, asylums and poorhouses started to proliferate. The common ideology was that of perfectionism, by which someone who was once considered incurable could now be set free. In fact, the belief was that people who entered an institution could be rehabilitated and eventually released back into society. However, with time, many institutions would prove to be crowded places where people were simply kept away from society. On the other hand, institutions like tax supported state schools were made available for all children. Horace Mann,

Many people believe that in the 1940’s most of India’s problems involving independence was to do with divisions within India rather than British imperialism. In this essay I will be looking at both points of view and finally giving my opinion. I will be using three sources also to help me show both sides of the story. I will also be using my further knowledge to add a wider range of knowledge.

The Progressive community mainly contained Northeastern caucasians, all whom are well educated and middle class. At first, progressivism is more of a social reform movement than a political party, until 1912. The unification of the movement was the ideology of Social Darwinism(that the policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering), was morally and intellectually wrong.

In chapter 15 we discuss the topics of new reforms and the new American Culture which takes place between 1820-1860. In this time, a wide range of new reforms came and improve the conditions in the United States. During this time, the desire social reforms were huge, both for religious and political roots. As we know, America was defined as a democracy, more than ever people took part in the government. Although many thought differently, they looked towards the promises of equality and liberty in the Declaration of Independence. They said if America was a democracy, women would be made equal, and slavery would be outlawed. By resolving these infringements, the United States shifted towards its political ideals.

The muckrakers were always finding things that weren't done right to always get the worse out of the people they reported on. Just like Progressive social reforms work to address the poor. Progressive shared common was a belief that industrialization and urbanization had created troubling social and political problems. Not only just about the poor but about the Settlement houses as well were a big concern. The rapid growth generated a profusion of problems for city dwellers. These were the main to concern at the times.

Throughout the years many historians have compilated and examined why Indian people were so desperate to gain back their independence from the British Empire during their rule over India, from 1612 to 1947. The reasoning can most definitely be found as the British discriminated against Indian people as they believe that they were inferior; it is no surprise that Indian people fought so hard for their independence. Throughout the British Raj, they placed and put forward unbelievably racist acts and laws which discriminated against Indian people. Which of course led to Indians to rebel against the British rule and which the British reacted with causing massacres. Explaining the nationalistic many India’s felt during the British Raj.

Historically, India was under British rule until 1950. Many people in India felt that during British rule they were powerless (Beteille, 2010). All of the problems in the country were blamed on this helplessness (Beteille, 2010). When India became independent and developed its own constitution, a large amount of emphasis was placed on the role of government in solving social problems (Beteille, 2010). During British rule, many customs and practices in India were based on the Hindu religion (Beteille, 2010). The British left those in place, neither making them unlawful nor supporting them (Beteille, 2010). When the new government was established, the caste system that had so sharply defined India was declared unlawful (Beteille, 2010). While this was a step in the

Following the Civil War, the south struggled to find its path into the future. Gone were the days of the slavery-based plantation system and the agrarian cotton-based economy of the antebellum period. In the war’s wake, the southern economy was left devastated. The republican lead, Reconstruction period brought the hope of opportunity and equality to the newly freed negro. For blacks, and poor whites, however, tenant farming was the best Reconstruction had to offer, leaving the chains of bondage only shifting from slavery to sharecropping. (reconstruction) While Georgia remained agrarian, the north experienced a boom in technological advancement and industrialization that broadly eluded the south (cite?).

Annie Wood Besant changed our world no matter how you say it, good or bad; she made the stepping stones to equality world round. Born during a time when women and men were not treated equally and when men were superior to all other living things, Annie fought for her rights and for all women’s rights, children not being an expectation. “Annie Wood Besant was the leader Theosophical Society during its key period of worldwide expansion after the turn of the twentieth century(Religious leaders of America) and she changed lives. She changed the world by influencing people by her Hindu ways, her contribution goal of equal rights and what we learned from her actions.

Change developments including religion, moderation, cancelation, and ladies' rights tried to grow vote based beliefs during the era of 1825 to 1850. In any case, certain developments, for example, nativism and utopias, neglected to demonstrate the American accentuation on a popularity based society. The change developments were prodded by time of the Great Awakening the second time around, which started in England during the 1790's, and would in the end spread all through the nation. The Second Great Awakening contrasted that individuals were currently accepted to have the capacity to pick if to have faith in God, rather than past beliefs considering Calvinism

He challenged Brahmanism of India but not accept a Creator God. This did not lead to proper spirituality. He was never a revelation of God. He was a teacher (the enlightened

Bhimrao or Babasaheb Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 at Mhow in central India. Different from Ghandi who belonged to the merchant caste, Bhimrao was born in a religious Mahar family