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When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
- 1893 (correct)
- 1915
- 1921
- 1947
What did Gandhi do to try to stop religious violence after India's independence?
What did Gandhi do to try to stop religious violence after India's independence?
- Went on a hunger strike
- Led nationwide campaigns
- Visited areas affected by the partition (correct)
- Celebrated independence
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
- October 2, 1869
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
- January 1949
- 1947
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Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat, India.
- He trained as a lawyer and moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant.
- In 1915, he returned to India and soon became involved in the Indian National Congress, leading campaigns for civil rights and self-rule.
- In 1921, he assumed leadership of the Congress and led nationwide campaigns for improving the conditions of the poor and ending religious violence.
- In 1947, Britain granted independence to India and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions.
- Gandhi did not celebrate independence, instead visiting areas affected by the partition to try to stop religious violence.
- In 1948, he began a hunger strike to pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan some money it owed. He completed the strike in January 1949.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948.
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