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Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
- Pakistan
- South Africa (correct)
- United Kingdom
- India
What was Gandhi's goal in undertaking several hunger strikes in the months following India's independence from British rule?
What was Gandhi's goal in undertaking several hunger strikes in the months following India's independence from British rule?
- To gain independence for India
- To gain independence for Pakistan
- To stop the religious violence (correct)
- To pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan
What did Gandhi adopt as a mark of identification with India's rural poor?
What did Gandhi adopt as a mark of identification with India's rural poor?
- A traditional turban
- A short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn (correct)
- A suit and tie
- A western-style hat