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Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
- Lahore, India
- Delhi, India
- Mumbai, India
- Porbandar, India (correct)
Gandhi's nonviolent resistance was first employed in which country?
Gandhi's nonviolent resistance was first employed in which country?
- South Africa (correct)
- India
- United States
- United Kingdom
What was Gandhi's occupation and what did he advocate for?
What was Gandhi's occupation and what did he advocate for?
Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader and nonviolence advocate.
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?
What was the main focus of Gandhi's nationwide campaigns in India?
What was the main focus of Gandhi's nationwide campaigns in India?
What was the main method Gandhi used to lead India's independence movement?
What was the main method Gandhi used to lead India's independence movement?
What was the vision of an independent India that Gandhi had?
What was the vision of an independent India that Gandhi had?
Which of the following did Gandhi not campaign for in India?
Which of the following did Gandhi not campaign for in India?
What impact did Gandhi have on civil rights and freedom movements across the world?
What impact did Gandhi have on civil rights and freedom movements across the world?
What happened after India gained independence in 1947?
What happened after India gained independence in 1947?
What was the reason for Gandhi's hunger strikes after India gained independence?
What was the reason for Gandhi's hunger strikes after India gained independence?
When and where was Gandhi born and when did he die?
When and where was Gandhi born and when did he die?
What did Gandhi do in South Africa to protest against discrimination?
What did Gandhi do in South Africa to protest against discrimination?
Where did Gandhi study law and what did he do after studying?
Where did Gandhi study law and what did he do after studying?
What did Gandhi do during the Boer War?
What did Gandhi do during the Boer War?
What was Gandhi's first experience with nonviolent resistance and where did it take place?
What was Gandhi's first experience with nonviolent resistance and where did it take place?
What was the purpose of the signature campaign initiated by Gandhi in Kheda, Gujarat?
What was the purpose of the signature campaign initiated by Gandhi in Kheda, Gujarat?
What did Gandhi establish near Johannesburg in 1910?
What did Gandhi establish near Johannesburg in 1910?
What did Gandhi expand his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include?
What did Gandhi expand his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include?
What did Gandhi demand in 1942?
What did Gandhi demand in 1942?
What campaigns did Gandhi lead after returning to India in 1915?
What campaigns did Gandhi lead after returning to India in 1915?
What challenged Gandhi's vision of an independent India and when did it happen?
What challenged Gandhi's vision of an independent India and when did it happen?
What was Gandhi's punishment after being arrested for sedition in 1922?
What was Gandhi's punishment after being arrested for sedition in 1922?
What did Gandhi do during World War I?
What did Gandhi do during World War I?
What did Gandhi do to stop religious violence after India gained independence in 1947?
What did Gandhi do to stop religious violence after India gained independence in 1947?
What did Gandhi support during the Khilafat movement?
What did Gandhi support during the Khilafat movement?
What was the Khilafat movement that Gandhi supported?
What was the Khilafat movement that Gandhi supported?
What is Gandhi's birthday commemorated as in India?
What is Gandhi's birthday commemorated as in India?
What was the swadeshi policy that Gandhi urged people to follow?
What was the swadeshi policy that Gandhi urged people to follow?
How did Gandhi die and what is the significance of his birthday?
How did Gandhi die and what is the significance of his birthday?
Flashcards
Who was Gandhi?
Who was Gandhi?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a leader in the Indian independence movement, employed nonviolent resistance to achieve India's independence from British rule.
When and where was Gandhi born and died?
When and where was Gandhi born and died?
Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India, and died on January 30, 1948, in Delhi, India.
Where did Gandhi study law and what led him to South Africa?
Where did Gandhi study law and what led him to South Africa?
Gandhi studied law in London, practiced in India briefly, and then moved to South Africa in 1893, where he first encountered discrimination due to his race and heritage.
How did Gandhi fight for civil rights in South Africa?
How did Gandhi fight for civil rights in South Africa?
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When and why did Gandhi return to India?
When and why did Gandhi return to India?
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What challenges did Gandhi face during India's independence movement?
What challenges did Gandhi face during India's independence movement?
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How did Gandhi's life end?
How did Gandhi's life end?
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How is Gandhi's birthday commemorated?
How is Gandhi's birthday commemorated?
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What drove Gandhi to study law in London?
What drove Gandhi to study law in London?
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What vow did Gandhi make to his family?
What vow did Gandhi make to his family?
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Where did Gandhi study law in London?
Where did Gandhi study law in London?
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What was one of Gandhi's interests in London?
What was one of Gandhi's interests in London?
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What activity highlights Gandhi's early commitment to nonviolence?
What activity highlights Gandhi's early commitment to nonviolence?
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How did Gandhi demonstrate his belief in freedom of expression?
How did Gandhi demonstrate his belief in freedom of expression?
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Why did Gandhi leave for South Africa?
Why did Gandhi leave for South Africa?
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What prompted Gandhi's activism in South Africa?
What prompted Gandhi's activism in South Africa?
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What was Gandhi's response to discrimination in South Africa?
What was Gandhi's response to discrimination in South Africa?
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How did Gandhi show his commitment to peace during the Boer War?
How did Gandhi show his commitment to peace during the Boer War?
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How did Gandhi contribute to the war effort during the Boer War?
How did Gandhi contribute to the war effort during the Boer War?
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What significant step did Gandhi take in 1906 that shaped his future actions?
What significant step did Gandhi take in 1906 that shaped his future actions?
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What was the purpose of Tolstoy Farm?
What was the purpose of Tolstoy Farm?
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What role did Gandhi play in the Indian National Congress?
What role did Gandhi play in the Indian National Congress?
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What happened to Gandhi in 1942?
What happened to Gandhi in 1942?
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Why did Gandhi oppose the creation of Pakistan?
Why did Gandhi oppose the creation of Pakistan?
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How did Gandhi demonstrate interfaith understanding?
How did Gandhi demonstrate interfaith understanding?
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What were Gandhi's key achievements in the early 1900s?
What were Gandhi's key achievements in the early 1900s?
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How did Gandhi use nonviolent resistance in Kheda?
How did Gandhi use nonviolent resistance in Kheda?
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader and nonviolence advocate.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
- He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India, and died on January 30, 1948, in Delhi, India.
- He studied law in London and practiced in India for a short time before moving to South Africa in 1893.
- Gandhi raised a family and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in South Africa.
- He returned to India in 1915 and led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- 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 several hunger strikes to stop it.
- Gandhi was assassinated by a militant Hindu nationalist in 1948, and his birthday, October 2, is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti.
- Gandhi was advised by a family friend to study law in London.
- He made a vow to abstain from meat, alcohol, and women to persuade his wife and mother to let him go.
- Gandhi attended University College London and enrolled at Inner Temple to become a barrister.
- He showed interest in the welfare of London's impoverished dockland communities.
- Gandhi joined the London Vegetarian Society and was elected to its executive committee.
- He defended a committee member's right to differ, despite disagreement from the society's president and benefactor.
- Gandhi was called to the bar in June 1891 but failed to establish a law practice in Bombay.
- In 1893, he went to South Africa to work as a lawyer and faced discrimination due to his skin colour and heritage.
- Gandhi protested against the discrimination and helped found the Natal Indian Congress.
- During the Boer War, Gandhi formed a group of stretcher-bearers to support British combat troops against the Boers.
- Gandhi was trained and medically certified to serve on the front lines during the Battle of Colenso and Spion Kop.
- In 1906, he adopted Satyagraha, or nonviolent protest, for the first time in response to the Transvaal government's new Act compelling registration of the colony's Indian and Chinese populations.
- Gandhi initially focused on Indians and Africans while in South Africa, but later served and helped Africans as nurses and by opposing racism.
- He established Tolstoy Farm near Johannesburg in 1910 to nurture his policy of peaceful resistance.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and joined the Indian National Congress, taking leadership in 1920 and escalating demands for independence until 1930.
- The British did not recognize the independence declaration but negotiations ensued, with the Congress taking a role in provincial government in the late 1930s.
- Gandhi demanded immediate independence in 1942, and the British responded by imprisoning him and tens of thousands of Congress leaders.
- The Muslim League moved to demands for a totally separate Muslim state of Pakistan, which Gandhi strongly opposed.
- Gandhi attempted to recruit combatants during World War I, but stipulated that he personally would not kill or injure anybody.
- His major achievements included the Champaran agitation in Bihar in 1917 and the Kheda agitations in 1918.
- Gandhi initiated a signature campaign in Kheda, Gujarat, where peasants pledged non-payment of revenue even under the threat of confiscation of land.
- A social boycott of revenue officials accompanied the agitation.
- Gandhi worked hard to win public support for the agitation across the country.
- In 1919, Gandhi sought political co-operation from Muslims in his fight against British imperialism by supporting the Ottoman Empire.
- Gandhi supported the Khilafat movement, wherein Sunni Muslims in India championed the Turkish Caliph as a solidarity symbol of the Sunni Islamic community.
- The increasing Muslim support for Gandhi, after he championed the Caliph's cause, temporarily stopped the Hindu-Muslim communal violence.
- Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi policy – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods.
- Gandhi urged the people to boycott British institutions and law courts, to resign from government employment, and to forsake British titles and honours.
- Gandhi was arrested on 10 March 1922, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
- Gandhi was released in February 1924 and continued to pursue swaraj.
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