Questions and Answers
What is Mahatma Gandhi known for?
Leading the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule and inspiring movements for civil rights and freedom across the world through nonviolent resistance.
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
South Africa.
What were some of the campaigns that Gandhi led after assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress?
Nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
