Questions and Answers
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
What did Gandhi lead campaigns for?
How did Gandhi protest politically?
Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and political ethicist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the 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 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 began organizing protests against excessive land-tax and discrimination.
- Gandhi led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
- He adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook long fasts as a means of political protest.
- Gandhi was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
- After India gained independence in 1947, religious violence broke out, and Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop it. He was assassinated in January 1948.
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Test your knowledge of the iconic Indian leader who championed nonviolent resistance and led India to independence from British rule. Take this quiz to learn more about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's life, his campaigns for civil rights and freedom, his philosophy and beliefs, and his lasting legacy. Discover the man behind the iconic image and see how much you know about his life and work. Keywords: Gandhi, nonviolent resistance, India, civil rights, freedom, philosophy, legacy.
