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Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Coastal Gujarat (correct)
- Kolkata
What was Gandhi's approach to achieving India's independence from British rule?
What was Gandhi's approach to achieving India's independence from British rule?
Gandhi employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
What method did Gandhi use to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule?
What method did Gandhi use to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule?
- Peaceful resistance (correct)
- Military intervention
- Diplomatic negotiations
- Violent resistance
What impact did Gandhi have on civil rights movements around the world?
What impact did Gandhi have on civil rights movements around the world?
What did Gandhi do during his long fasts?
What did Gandhi do during his long fasts?
Where was Gandhi born, and where did he train in law?
Where was Gandhi born, and where did he train in law?
What were some of the key issues that Gandhi campaigned for upon his return to India in 1915?
What were some of the key issues that Gandhi campaigned for upon his return to India in 1915?
What was the purpose of the Dandi Salt March led by Gandhi in 1930?
What was the purpose of the Dandi Salt March led by Gandhi in 1930?
What challenged Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism in the early 1940s?
What challenged Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism in the early 1940s?
How did Gandhi respond to the religious violence that broke out in India after gaining independence in 1947?
How did Gandhi respond to the religious violence that broke out in India after gaining independence in 1947?
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist.
- 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 coastal Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- Gandhi lived in South Africa for 21 years and employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- 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 introspection and political protest.
- He led the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
- Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged by Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s.
- After India gained independence in 1947, religious violence broke out and Gandhi undertook hunger strikes to stop it.
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