Mahatma Gandhi's Life and Achievements

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What year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?

  • 1869
  • 1893
  • 1915 (correct)
  • 1947

What was the result of Britain granting independence to India?

  • The British Indian Empire was divided into two countries (correct)
  • The British Indian Empire was divided into two regions
  • The British Indian Empire was divided into two states
  • The British Indian Empire was divided into two nations

What was the indirect goal of Gandhi's last hunger strike?

  • To pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan (correct)
  • To pressure India to provide aid to Pakistan
  • To pressure India to provide military assistance to Pakistan
  • To pressure India to give land to Pakistan

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Study Notes

  • Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in coastal Gujarat, India
  • He trained as a lawyer and moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit
  • In 1915, he returned to India and soon became involved in the Indian National Congress, leading nationwide campaigns for civil rights and freedom
  • In August 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 attempted to alleviate distress in the months following independence by undertaking several hunger strikes
  • The last of these, begun in Delhi on January 12, 1948, had the indirect goal of pressuring India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.

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