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What methods did Gandhi employ to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule?
What methods did Gandhi employ to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule?
Gandhi employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
What were some of the nationwide campaigns that Gandhi led in India?
What were some of the nationwide campaigns that Gandhi led in India?
Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule in India.
What was the vision that Gandhi had for independent India and how was it challenged in the 1940s?
What was the vision that Gandhi had for independent India and how was it challenged in the 1940s?
Gandhi's vision for an independent India was based on religious pluralism, but it was challenged by Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s.
Study Notes
- Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial 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 in coastal Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- Gandhi moved to South Africa in 1893 and lived there for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- He returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- He was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
- Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged by Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s.
- He undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence and died in 1948 at the age of 78.
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"Test your knowledge of the iconic figure who led India to independence from British rule - Mahatma Gandhi! This quiz will take you through his life, his principles of nonviolence and civil disobedience, and his impact on the world. Discover interesting facts about his early life, his struggles in South Africa, and his leadership of the Indian National Congress. See how much you know about his campaigns for social justice, women's rights, and religious pluralism. Take the quiz now and see if
