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When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
- October 2, 1869
- January 30, 1947
- October 2, 1947
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
What did Gandhi do during the Quit India movement in 1942?
What did Gandhi do during the Quit India movement in 1942?
- He trained as a lawyer
- He led nationwide campaigns for civil rights and freedom (correct)
- He visited the affected areas to try to stop religious violence
- He undertook several hunger strikes
What happened in 1947?
What happened in 1947?
- Britain granted independence to India (correct)
- India was partitioned into two dominions
- Gandhi celebrated independence
- Gandhi visited the affected areas to try to stop religious violence
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Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Gujarat, India.
- He trained as a lawyer and began working in India in 1893 but was unsuccessful.
- In 1915, he returned to India and soon became involved in the Indian National Congress, which was fighting for independence from British rule.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for civil rights and freedom, including the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and the Quit India movement in 1942.
- 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 did not celebrate independence, instead visiting the affected areas to try to stop religious violence.
- Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes in the months following independence in order to pressure the Indian government to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 80.
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