2 Questions
When did Mahatma Gandhi begin to use nonviolent resistance to campaign for civil rights?
1915
What did Gandhi do in an effort to stop religious violence?
Undertook several hunger strikes
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.
- He began to use nonviolent resistance to campaign for civil rights and achieve independence from British rule in 1915.
- In 1947, British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan, and Gandhi opposed the official celebration of independence.
- He visited the areas affected by religious violence and attempted to alleviate distress.
- Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes in an effort to stop religious violence. The last of these, begun in Delhi on January 12, 1948, was also an attempt to pressure the Indian government to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948.
Test your knowledge on the life and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, from his early days as a lawyer in South Africa to his leadership in India's independence movement and his efforts to promote peace and nonviolence during times of religious tension.
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