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What was Gandhi's occupation?
What was Gandhi's occupation?
- Engineer
- Doctor
- Lawyer (correct)
- Teacher
What was the meaning of the honorific Mahatma?
What was the meaning of the honorific Mahatma?
- Wise
- Brave
- Great-souled (correct)
- Strong
What was the purpose of the Dandi Salt March?
What was the purpose of the Dandi Salt March?
- To achieve self-rule for India
- To call for the British to quit India
- To demand more civil rights for Indians in South Africa
- To protest against the British-imposed salt tax (correct)
What did Gandhi do to protest against the religious violence that broke out after India gained independence?
What did Gandhi do to protest against the religious violence that broke out after India gained independence?
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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?
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Study Notes
- Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, nationalist and political ethicist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
- The honorific Mahatma, meaning great-souled, was first applied to him in 1914.
- Gandhi trained in law in London and moved to South Africa in 1893.
- He raised a family and employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in South Africa.
- 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 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.
- After India gained independence, religious violence broke out, and Gandhi attempted to alleviate distress through hunger strikes.
- His last hunger strike in 1948 had the indirect goal of pressuring India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.
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