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Where was Gandhi born and raised?
Where was Gandhi born and raised?
- In a Christian family in Kolkata
- In a Buddhist family in Delhi
- In a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat (correct)
- In a Muslim family in Mumbai
What did Gandhi do during his time in South Africa?
What did Gandhi do during his time in South Africa?
- He led India's successful campaign for independence from British rule
- He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world
- He employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights (correct)
- He trained in law in London
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
- The British-imposed salt tax (correct)
- The Indian government's agricultural policies
- The Muslim League's demand for a separate state
- The Hindu caste system
What did Gandhi attempt to alleviate in the aftermath of India's independence?
What did Gandhi attempt to alleviate in the aftermath of India's independence?
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What did Gandhi adopt as a means of both introspection and political protest?
What did Gandhi adopt as a means of both introspection and political protest?
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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 movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- He was born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat 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.
- He returned to India in 1915 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.
- Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged by Muslim nationalism.
- He attempted to alleviate religious violence in the aftermath of India's independence and undertook several hunger strikes.
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