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What year did Mahatma Gandhi begin leading protests against British rule?
What year did Mahatma Gandhi begin leading protests against British rule?
- 1891
- 1915 (correct)
- 1921
- 1930
What was the outcome of the 1930 march of Indian protesters?
What was the outcome of the 1930 march of Indian protesters?
- The British-imposed salt tax was repealed (correct)
- British withdrawal from India was declared
- India achieved independence
- The British Indian Empire was partitioned
What did Gandhi do following the partition of the British Indian Empire?
What did Gandhi do following the partition of the British Indian Empire?
- Celebrate independence
- Undertake several hunger strikes (correct)
- Lead a march of Indian protesters
- Become the leader of the Indian National Congress
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- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the coastal village of Porbandar in Gujarat, India.
- He trained as a lawyer and began practicing in India in 1891 but was unsuccessful.
- In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and began leading protests against British rule.
- In 1921, he became the leader of the Indian National Congress, a nationwide organization of Indian nationalists.
- Gandhi led campaigns for economic and social reform, including ending discrimination and poverty, and for self-rule for India.
- In 1930, he led a march of Indian protesters to challenge a British-imposed salt tax.
- In 1942, Gandhi led a campaign for British withdrawal from India.
- In 1947, independence was granted to India, and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into India and Pakistan.
- Gandhi did not celebrate independence, instead visiting areas affected by the partition.
- Following the partition, Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 80.
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