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What year did Mahatma Gandhi move to South Africa?
What year did Mahatma Gandhi move to South Africa?
- 1869
- 1891
- 1915 (correct)
- 1947
What was the outcome of Gandhi's hunger strike in 1948?
What was the outcome of Gandhi's hunger strike in 1948?
- India granted independence to Pakistan
- India paid out some cash assets owed to Pakistan (correct)
- Britain granted independence to India
- The British Indian Empire was partitioned
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
- October 2, 1869
- January 30, 1891
- July 15, 1915
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
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- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat, India.
- He became a lawyer in 1891 and began to practice in India, but was unsuccessful.
- In 1915, he moved to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit and began to use nonviolent resistance.
- Gandhi was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.
- In 1947, Britain granted independence to India and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.
- Gandhi visited the affected areas after independence and attempted to alleviate distress.
- In 1948, he began a hunger strike to pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan. He ended the strike after nine days.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948.
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