5 Questions
Gandhi employed ______ resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
nonviolent
Gandhi returned to India in ______ and soon set about organizing peasants, farmers, and urban laborers to protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination.
1915
Gandhi challenged the British-imposed ______ tax with the 400 km Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
salt
Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged in the early 1940s by ______ nationalism.
Muslim
After India's independence, religious violence broke out, and Gandhi undertook several ______ strikes to stop it, including one that indirectly aimed to pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.
hunger
Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand 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.
- The honorific Mahatma, meaning great-souled, was first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa.
- Gandhi raised a family and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights during his 21-year stay in South Africa.
- He returned to India in 1915 and soon set about organizing peasants, farmers, and urban laborers to protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
- He challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km 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 in the early 1940s by a Muslim nationalism.
- After India's independence, religious violence broke out, and Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop it, including one that indirectly aimed to pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.
Discover the inspiring life and legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in this quiz. Learn about his role in India's fight for independence from British rule, his use of nonviolent resistance, and his impact on movements for civil rights worldwide. Test your knowledge on Gandhi's life, achievements, and challenges, and gain a deeper understanding of his vision for an independent India based on religious pluralism. Keywords: Gandhi, nonviolent resistance, India's independence, civil rights, religious pluralism.
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