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Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
- Kolkata
- Gujarat (correct)
- Delhi
- Mumbai
What was Gandhi's method of resistance?
What was Gandhi's method of resistance?
- Nonviolent resistance (correct)
- Violent protest
- Military intervention
- Political lobbying
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March?
What did Gandhi challenge with the Dandi Salt March?
- British-imposed salt tax (correct)
- British-imposed alcohol tax
- British-imposed tea tax
- British-imposed sugar tax
What did Gandhi call for in 1942?
What did Gandhi call for in 1942?
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How did Gandhi protest politically?
How did Gandhi protest politically?
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Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
- Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- He was born in 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 led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- Gandhi adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook long fasts as a means of political protest.
- He challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
- India was granted independence in 1947, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, India and Pakistan.
- Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence and was assassinated in 1948.
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