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Where was Gandhi born and raised?
Where was Gandhi born and raised?
What did Gandhi do during his time in South Africa?
What did Gandhi do during his time in South Africa?
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
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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Study Notes
- 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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Test your knowledge on the life and legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist who led India to independence from British rule. This quiz will cover his early life, his time in South Africa, his leadership in India's independence movement, his philosophy of nonviolent resistance, and his efforts towards religious pluralism and peace. See how much you know about one of the most influential figures in modern history.
