3 Questions
What year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
1915
What did Gandhi lead nationwide campaigns for?
All of the above
How did Gandhi die?
Assassinated
Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat, in British India.
- He trained as a lawyer and began his political career in South Africa, where he represented an Indian merchant.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and soon became the leader of the Indian National Congress, a leading anti-colonial organization.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding womens rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule for India.
- In the months following independence in 1947, he undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence.
- Gandhi was assassinated in January 1948, just a few months after India became an independent nation.
Test your knowledge about the life and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent leader in the Indian independence movement. Learn about his early years, political career, and his efforts for social justice and independence.
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