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When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
- October 2, 1869 (correct)
- September 2, 1869
- October 2, 1870
- September 2, 1870
What was Gandhi's profession before he became a leader of the Indian National Congress?
What was Gandhi's profession before he became a leader of the Indian National Congress?
- Doctor
- Lawyer (correct)
- Teacher
- Businessman
What was the aim of Gandhi's last hunger strike?
What was the aim of Gandhi's last hunger strike?
- To ease poverty
- To expand women's rights
- To build religious and ethnic amity
- To pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan some cash assets (correct)
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Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the town of Porbandar, in Gujarat, India.
- He was educated at the Inner Temple in London and became a barrister in 1891.
- In 1893, Gandhi moved to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit.
- He lived in South Africa for 21 years and became well-known for his work on behalf of civil rights.
- In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and became leader of the Indian National Congress.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding womens rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
- In the months following independence, he undertook several hunger strikes.
- In 1948, Gandhi undertook his last hunger strike, which aimed to pressure the Indian government to pay Pakistan some cash assets. Gandhi died on January 30, 1948.
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