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Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
- New Delhi, India
- Porbandar, Gujarat, India (correct)
- London, England
- Johannesburg, South Africa
What type of resistance did Gandhi use to challenge British rule in India?
What type of resistance did Gandhi use to challenge British rule in India?
- Violent resistance
- Guerrilla warfare
- Nonviolent resistance (correct)
- Economic sanctions
When did India gain independence from Britain?
When did India gain independence from Britain?
- 1869
- 1893
- 1915
- 1947 (correct)
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Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat, India.
- He trained as a lawyer and began his political career in South Africa in 1893.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and began leading campaigns for social and political reform.
- In 1921, he became the leader of the Indian National Congress, which led nationwide protests for independence.
- Gandhi adopted the practice of nonviolent resistance to challenge British rule in India.
- He was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.
- Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged in the early 1940s by a Muslim nationalism which demanded a separate homeland for Muslims within British India.
- In 1947, Britain granted independence to India and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.
- Gandhi visited the affected areas following independence and undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence.
- Gandhi passed away on January 30, 1948.
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