ch 22

Chapter 22 talks about Nelson Mandela and what he has done for South Africa. For example some background information on him is that he was the leader of South African nationalists. Also that he was put on trial and convicted for the conspiracy to overthrow the apartheid government of his country and also for treason and some other things. Nelson Mandela's consequences for this was to be in jail for 27 years. Also throughout this chapter I learned a little about the way that the difficulty and struggling for peoples independence occurred. A lot of dates and events were something that I learned throughout this chapter especially with the time line that was presented. The time line really helped me to keep track of and to connect all of the events to the dates that they happened during. The Austrian and Ottoman empires collapsed following World War I. The Russian empire also unraveled but then reassembled under the Soviet Union. The World War II ended the German and Japanese empires. Ghandi was another huge icon who was recognized in the global struggle against colonial rule in India. He stood for independence and to many people was the Great Soul. It was said he possessed magical powers and produced miraculous events. He was different than Mandela because he didn't call for social revolution but rather he wanted to transform the morals of individuals. Both of these men are powerful figures that without them the world might of been different today. I feel like in our time right now we need someone like them to help transform this world and make a change.