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What year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
What year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
- 1869
- 1893
- 1915 (correct)
- 1921
What was the main purpose of Gandhi's last hunger strike?
What was the main purpose of Gandhi's last hunger strike?
- To end religious violence
- To achieve self-rule
- To pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan's debts (correct)
- To represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
- October 2, 1869
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
- 1915
- 1921
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Study Notes
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Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat, to a Hindu family.
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He trained as a lawyer and began his career in India, but was unable to achieve success.
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In 1893, he moved to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit.
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In 1915, aged 45, Gandhi returned to India and soon began leading campaigns for social and political reform.
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He became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1921 and led nationwide campaigns for civil rights, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
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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.
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Despite this, religious violence broke out in many parts of the country, and Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to try to stop it.
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The last of these, begun in January 1948, was also aimed at pressuring the Indian government to pay Pakistan's debts.
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Mahatma Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 78.
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