HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The clothes worn by Mohandas Gandhi of India and by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk of Turkey indicate the desire of these leaders to
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conform to traditional religious beliefs
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adapt to the cultural norms of urban life
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protest the oppression of communist rule
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make a political statement to their respective nations
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Atatürk believed in freedom of religion, but he was a secular thinker and his concept of freedom of religion was not limitless. He differentiated between social and personal practice of religion. He applied social considerations (secular requirements) when the public practice of religion was considered.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mustafa Kemal, Ataturk, was the first president of the Republic of Turkey from 1923. He inherited a Turkey in desperate need to modernize in order to survive in the fast paced 20th century. The failing Ottoman Empire was known as “the sick man of Europe, ‘’ and Ataturk recognized Turkey’s necessity to change this image.
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