Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) wanted to modernize Turkish life in order to give it a better sense of dignity and happiness. He introduced many reforms like fez hats being replaced by normal European hats, the people that lived in Turkey had surnames and the Western calendar was being used instead of the Islamic one. He made Turkey more secular since he was separating his people from Islamic culture.

Secular - of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.

Film Lesson: "Gandhi"

Gandhi helped India gain its independence by introducing non violent methods of revolution. Gandhi used non violent civil disobedience to challenge Great Britain's power. He encouraged Indians to boycott British goods and make their own like clothes and salt.