The movie Gandhi starts off with the assassination of Gandhi in 1948. After he is shot, the movie immediately flashes back to Gandhi in the late 1800's. Gandhi began his work against the injustices of the British Empire when he was a young man in South Africa. He was a lawyer and he fought against ethnic discrimination for Indians. South Africa was controlled by the British at this time and Indian's were there working. Gandhi helps …
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…independence and free itself from the British without any major wars. Gandhi changed the nation in several ways, economically, politically, and socially. He helped people to see beyond social difference and helped people to unite as a nation. The movie ends with Gandhi being shot by a Hindu who felt betrayed. Gandhi took on the British Empire with a nonviolent campaign and achieved Indian Independence, something that seemed almost unattainable, he did while remaining humble.