Questions and Answers
What was the date of the Battle of Hastings?
14 October 1066
Who was the leader of the Norman-French army?
William, the Duke of Normandy
Who was the Anglo-Saxon King that led the English army?
Harold Godwinson
What was the outcome of the Battle of Hastings?
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What tactic did the Normans adopt to defeat the English army?
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What was Gandhi's profession?
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Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
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What was the main goal of Gandhi's campaigns in India?
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What was the Dandi Salt March?
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What was the indirect goal of Gandhi's last hunger strike in Delhi?
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Study Notes
The Battle of Hastings
- The Battle of Hastings took place in 1066.
- The leader of the Norman-French army was William, Duke of Normandy.
- The Anglo-Saxon King who led the English army was Harold II.
- The outcome of the Battle of Hastings was a decisive Norman victory, leading to the Norman Conquest of England.
Mahatma Gandhi
- Gandhi's profession was a lawyer.
- Gandhi first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in South Africa.
- The main goal of Gandhi's campaigns in India was to achieve independence from British rule through nonviolent resistance.
- The Dandi Salt March was a 24-day march in 1930, where Gandhi and thousands of followers marched 240 miles to the sea to protest the British salt tax.
- The indirect goal of Gandhi's last hunger strike in Delhi was to improve the lives of the untouchables, the poorest and most marginalized Indians.
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