How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi and India's Independence Movement?

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Study Notes

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and political ethicist.
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 in 1869 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 civil rights campaign.
In 1915, he returned to India and led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
Gandhi adopted a simple lifestyle, including wearing a short dhoti and undertaking long fasts for introspection and political protest.
He led the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
India gained independence in 1947, but was partitioned into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan, leading to religious violence.
Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop the violence, including one in January 1948 which also aimed to pressure India to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan.

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