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True or false:Gandhi was born in coastal Gujarat in 1969.
True or false:Gandhi was born in coastal Gujarat in 1969.
False
True or false: Gandhi first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in India.
True or false: Gandhi first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in India.
False
True or false: Gandhi called for the British to quit India in 1930.
True or false: Gandhi called for the British to quit India in 1930.
False
True or false: Gandhi's hunger strikes were a means of political protest only.
True or false: Gandhi's hunger strikes were a means of political protest only.
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True or false: The British Indian Empire was partitioned into three dominions.
True or false: The British Indian Empire was partitioned into three dominions.
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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 in coastal Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- Gandhi lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- In 1915, he returned to India and led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook long fasts as a means of both introspection and political protest.
- He challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
- Britain granted independence in 1947, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions.
- Gandhi attempted to alleviate religious violence in the affected areas and undertook several hunger strikes to stop it.
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"Discover the Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi: Test Your Knowledge on the Father of Indian Independence". This quiz will take you on a journey through the life of one of the most influential figures in modern history. Test your knowledge on Gandhi's early years, his time in South Africa, and his leadership in the Indian independence movement. Learn about his principles of nonviolence and civil disobedience, and how they inspired social and political change across the world. Challenge yourself and see how much you