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Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born and raised?
Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born and raised?
What did Gandhi employ to lead the successful campaign for India's independence?
What did Gandhi employ to lead the successful campaign for India's independence?
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
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What were some of the nationwide campaigns Gandhi led in India?
What were some of the nationwide campaigns Gandhi led in India?
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
- Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- He was born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat.
- Gandhi trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to the bar at age 22.
- He moved to South Africa in 1893 and lived there for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
- He led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
- He was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.
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"Discover the Life and Legacy of Mohandas Gandhi: Test Your Knowledge with our Fascinating Quiz!" Test your knowledge about the iconic Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist, who inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. From his early life in coastal Gujarat, to his training in law at the Inner Temple, London, and his campaigns for India's independence from British rule, our quiz will put your knowledge to the test. Learn about Gandhi's use of nonviolent resistance, his leadership
