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What is Mahatma Gandhi known for?
What is Mahatma Gandhi known for?
- Being a lawyer and political activist (correct)
- Being a musician
- Being a scientist
- Being a writer
Who are the two factions fighting in Sudan?
Who are the two factions fighting in Sudan?
- The Sudanese Revolution and the Rapid Support Forces
- The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (correct)
- The Sudanese Revolution and the Sudanese Armed Forces
- The Sudanese Communist Party and the Rapid Support Forces
How did Gandhi lead India's campaign for independence from British rule?
How did Gandhi lead India's campaign for independence from British rule?
- Through military force
- Through political alliances
- Through violent resistance
- Through nonviolent resistance (correct)
What is the RSF?
What is the RSF?
Who is the leader of the SAF?
Who is the leader of the SAF?
What did Gandhi inspire across the world?
What did Gandhi inspire across the world?
Where was Gandhi born?
Where was Gandhi born?
What led to the fighting between the RSF and the SAF?
What led to the fighting between the RSF and the SAF?
Where did Gandhi train in law?
Where did Gandhi train in law?
How many people have been killed in the violence?
How many people have been killed in the violence?
Where did Gandhi live for 21 years and employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
Where did Gandhi live for 21 years and employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
What methods have the SAF used to respond to the RSF's attacks?
What methods have the SAF used to respond to the RSF's attacks?
What campaigns did Gandhi lead upon his return to India in 1915?
What campaigns did Gandhi lead upon his return to India in 1915?
What is the main concern of the western powers in Sudan?
What is the main concern of the western powers in Sudan?
What country's influence in the region does the west fear?
What country's influence in the region does the west fear?
Was Gandhi ever imprisoned?
Was Gandhi ever imprisoned?
What did Gandhi challenge in the early 1940s?
What did Gandhi challenge in the early 1940s?
What party seemingly takes the side of Burhan and the SAF over the RSF?
What party seemingly takes the side of Burhan and the SAF over the RSF?
What happened after India gained independence?
What happened after India gained independence?
What is the El-Sisi regime's stance on the Sudanese Revolution?
What is the El-Sisi regime's stance on the Sudanese Revolution?
What is the path to achieving democratic rule and sweeping reforms in Sudan according to the text?
What is the path to achieving democratic rule and sweeping reforms in Sudan according to the text?
How did Gandhi attempt to alleviate distress during the religious violence?
How did Gandhi attempt to alleviate distress during the religious violence?
What was the purpose of Gandhi's last hunger strike in 1948?
What was the purpose of Gandhi's last hunger strike in 1948?
Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, nationalist, and political ethicist.
- He used nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
- He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- Gandhi was born in Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- He moved to South Africa in 1893 and lived there for 21 years, employing nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- In 1915, he returned to India and led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
- He challenged Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s, which led to the partition of British India into two dominions.
- After independence, religious violence broke out, and Gandhi attempted to alleviate distress through hunger strikes.
- He undertook his last hunger strike in 1948, pressuring India to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan.
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Test your knowledge on the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and political activist who led the nonviolent resistance movement for India's independence from British rule. From his early years in Gujarat to his campaigns for civil rights and self-rule in India, Gandhi inspired global movements for civil rights and freedom. This quiz will challenge your understanding of his life, imprisonment, and tragic death, as well as his impact on the world.
