Chapter?35: Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America Chapter Outline Asian Paths to Autonomy India's quest for?home rule Indian National Congress and Muslim League After WWI, both organizations dedicated to achieving independence Indian nationalists inspired by Wilson's Fourteen Points and the Russian Revolution Frustrated by Paris Peace settlement: no independence for colonies British responded to nationalist movement with repressive measures Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948), leader of Indian nationalism Raised as a well-to-do Hindu, studied law in London Spent twenty-five years in?South Africa, embraced tolerance and nonviolence Developed technique of passive resistance, followed a simple life