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What was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's profession?
Where did Gandhi employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
What did Gandhi lead campaigns for in India?
What was challenging Gandhi's vision of an independent India in the 1940s?
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How did Gandhi try to stop religious violence?
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and political activist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
- Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- He was born in coastal Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- Gandhi lived in South Africa for 21 years and employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- He returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
- Gandhi led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
- He was imprisoned many times for his activism.
- Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged by Muslim nationalism in the 1940s.
- He undertook hunger strikes to stop religious violence and pressure India to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan before his assassination in 1948.
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How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi? Test your knowledge of the Indian lawyer and political activist who led India's successful campaign for independence from British rule. From his early life in coastal Gujarat to his training in law in London, his time in South Africa, and his leadership of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi's life and legacy are full of fascinating stories and achievements. Take this quiz to learn more about Gandhi's campaigns for civil rights, women's rights, and religious pluralism, as well
