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What is the meaning of the honorific Mahatma?
What is the meaning of the honorific Mahatma?
- South African activist
- Great-souled (correct)
- Indian lawyer
- Leader of the Indian National Congress
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
- United Kingdom
- India
- South Africa (correct)
- Pakistan
What was Gandhi's goal for the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
What was Gandhi's goal for the Dandi Salt March in 1930?
- Demanding a separate homeland for Muslims within British India
- Achieving swaraj or self-rule
- Challenging the British-imposed salt tax (correct)
- Easing poverty
What was the main goal of Gandhi's nationwide campaigns in India?
What was the main goal of Gandhi's nationwide campaigns in India?
What happened to British India in August 1947?
What happened to British India in August 1947?