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What was Gandhi's profession?
What was Gandhi's profession?
- Teacher
- Doctor
- Lawyer (correct)
- Engineer
Where did Gandhi employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
Where did Gandhi employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
- India
- South Africa (correct)
- United States
- China
What did Gandhi lead nationwide campaigns for in India?
What did Gandhi lead nationwide campaigns for in India?
- Increasing poverty
- Reducing women's rights
- Achieving self-rule (correct)
- Supporting British rule
What challenged Gandhi's vision of an independent India in the early 1940s?
What challenged Gandhi's vision of an independent India in the early 1940s?
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What did Gandhi undertake after India gained independence in 1947?
What did Gandhi undertake after India gained independence in 1947?
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Study Notes
- Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and political ethicist.
- He used nonviolent resistance to lead India to independence from British rule.
- He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom worldwide.
- He was born in coastal Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- Gandhi lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- He returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- He was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
- Gandhi's vision of an independent India was challenged by Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s.
- He attempted to alleviate religious violence after India gained independence in 1947 and undertook several hunger strikes.
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