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What year did Gandhi return to India and begin leading the Indian National Congress?
What year did Gandhi return to India and begin leading the Indian National Congress?
- 1891
- 1893
- 1915 (correct)
- 1947
What did Gandhi do to pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan some cash assets in 1948?
What did Gandhi do to pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan some cash assets in 1948?
- He organized a protest
- He wrote a letter
- He held a rally
- He began a long fast (correct)
When did Gandhi die?
When did Gandhi die?
- October 2, 1869
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
- January 1949
- 1947
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat, to a Hindu family.
- He trained as a lawyer and began practicing in India in 1891, but was unsuccessful.
- Gandhi moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit and began to employ nonviolent resistance.
- In 1915, he returned to India and led the Indian National Congress, which campaigned for a variety of social reforms.
- In 1947, India became independent, and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Gandhi opposed the official celebration of independence and visited areas affected by religious violence.
- In 1948, he began a long fast to pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan some cash assets. He completed the fast in January 1949.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 80.
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