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What did Gandhi challenge the British-imposed tax with?
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- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
- Gandhi inspired civil rights movements worldwide and was referred to as Mahatma.
- He was born in Gujarat, India in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- Gandhi first used nonviolent resistance in South Africa in a campaign for civil rights.
- He returned to India in 1915 and led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi adopted simple living and fasting as a means of introspection and political protest.
- He challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March and called for the British to quit India.
- India gained independence in 1947 but was partitioned into two dominions, leading to religious violence.
- Gandhi attempted to alleviate distress and stop religious violence through hunger strikes, the last of which began on January 12, 1948.
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Test your knowledge about the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist who used nonviolent resistance to lead India to independence from British rule. Learn about his early life, his campaigns for civil rights, women's rights, and self-rule, and his adoption of fasting as a means of political protest. Discover how Gandhi inspired civil rights movements worldwide and earned the nickname Mahatma. Take this quiz and explore the fascinating life of one of the most influential figures
