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When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
- October 2, 1869
- August 1947
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
- 1891
What did Gandhi use to lead the successful campaign for India's independence?
What did Gandhi use to lead the successful campaign for India's independence?
- Nonviolent resistance (correct)
- Hunger strikes
- British Indian Empire
- Social and political reform
What did Gandhi wear to show his connection to the rural poor?
What did Gandhi wear to show his connection to the rural poor?
- Traditional Indian dress
- A dhoti (correct)
- Hand-spun yarn
- A lawyer's suit
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- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the city of Porbandar in Gujarat, India
- He trained as a lawyer and began practicing in 1891, but found little success in India
- In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and soon became involved in the Indian National Congress, leading campaigns for social and political reform
- In August 1947, India became independent and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan
- Gandhi used nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom around the world.
- Gandhi adopted the traditional Indian dress of a dhoti and hand-spun yarn as a sign of his connection to the rural poor.
- He undertook several hunger strikes to protest religious violence following independence.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948 at the age of 80.
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