The Mahatma Gandhi Quiz

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Gandhi was an Indian lawyer.

Gandhi used nonviolent resistance to lead India's independence movement.

Gandhi first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights in South Africa.

<p>Gandhi led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule in India.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, nationalist and political ethicist.
He used nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom around the world.
Gandhi was born in Gujarat, India in 1869 and trained in law in London.
He lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
He adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook long fasts as a means of both introspection and political protest.
Gandhi led the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
India gained independence from Britain in 1947, but was partitioned into two dominions, India and Pakistan.
Gandhi attempted to alleviate religious violence following the partition and undertook hunger strikes to stop it.