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What was the main goal of Gandhi's Dandi Salt March in 1930?
What was the main goal of Gandhi's Dandi Salt March in 1930?
- To challenge British-imposed religious pluralism
- To expand women's rights
- To achieve swaraj or self-rule (correct)
- To protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination
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?
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- India
- South Africa (correct)
What was the main challenge to Gandhis vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism?
What was the main challenge to Gandhis vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism?
- British colonial rule
- Hindu nationalism demanding a Hindu-only state
- Communist insurgency
- Muslim nationalism demanding a separate homeland for Muslims within British India (correct)
What was the significance of Gandhi adopting the short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn?
What was the significance of Gandhi adopting the short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn?
What was the indirect goal of Gandhi's last hunger strike in 1948?
What was the indirect goal of Gandhi's last hunger strike in 1948?