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What was the reason for Gandhi's imprisonment in both South Africa and India?

  • He led nationwide campaigns for social justice
  • He challenged Muslim nationalism
  • He advocated for religious pluralism
  • He employed nonviolent resistance (correct)
  • What was the purpose of Gandhi's last hunger strike in 1948?

  • To advocate for religious pluralism
  • To gain independence for India
  • To stop the violence between India and Pakistan (correct)
  • To campaign for civil rights in South Africa
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    • Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and political ethicist.
    • He employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
    • Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom worldwide.
    • He was born in Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
    • Gandhi first employed nonviolent resistance in South Africa in a campaign for civil rights.
    • He returned to India in 1915 and led nationwide campaigns for social justice, self-rule, and religious and ethnic amity.
    • Gandhi was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
    • He challenged Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s and advocated for religious pluralism.
    • India gained independence in 1947, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into India and Pakistan, leading to religious violence.
    • Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop the violence, and his last hunger strike in 1948 aimed to pressure India to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan.

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    Test your knowledge of one of the most influential figures in modern history with this quiz on Mahatma Gandhi. Learn about his life as a lawyer and political activist, his use of nonviolent resistance in the fight for Indian independence, and his advocacy for social justice and religious pluralism. Find out how much you know about Gandhi's impact on civil rights movements worldwide, his imprisonment, and his efforts to prevent religious violence in India and Pakistan.

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