5 Questions
Where did Gandhi receive his law training?
London
What was Gandhi's method of resistance in his campaign for civil rights in South Africa?
Nonviolent resistance
What did Gandhi lead nationwide campaigns for in India?
Achieving self-rule
What did Gandhi attempt to do during religious violence that broke out after India's independence?
Alleviate distress
What did Gandhi inspire across the world?
Movements for civil rights and freedom
Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand 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.
- Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- He was born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, India.
- Gandhi trained in law in London and moved to South Africa in 1893.
- In South Africa, he raised a family and employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
- He led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
- He attempted to alleviate distress during religious violence that broke out after India's independence in 1947 and undertook several hunger strikes to stop it.
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