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| mohandas k. gandhi definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | leader of the indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance. after being educated as a lawyer in england, he returned to india and became leader of the indian national congress in 1920. (813) | 5 sets | |
| 2 | led the indian independence movement, proposed non-violent resistance to british rule | 3 sets | |
| 3 | also called mahatma ( means great soul) he was an indian rights activist who spent many years as a lawyer in south africa protecting the rights of blacks. to gain independence in india he sought not to fight, but to disobey civilly, civil disobedience. he opposed all violence, and when the hindus and muslims began to fight he defended the muslims a little bit, which led to his assassination by a hindu extremist in 1948. | 1 set | |
| 4 | this man is assisnated in 1948 in the violence of india while it is being partitioned | 1 set | |
| 5 | a leader of the indian independence movement who used nonviolence to help his country achieve self-rule | 1 set | |
| 6 | leader of the independence movement in india whos nonviolent techniques influenced martin luther king jr. | 1 set | |
| 7 | he emerged as india's leader after the amritsar massacre. he used the idea of civil disobedience, to win india's independence | 1 set | |
| 8 | also called mahatma ("great soul") he was an indian rights activist who spent many years as a lawyer in south africa protecting black rights. to gain independence, gandhi sought not to fight, but to disobey civilly, known as civil disobedience. he opposed all violence and when the muslims and hindus began to fight with each other, he began to protect the muslims a little. because of this, he was assassinated on january 30, 1948 by a hindu extremist who though gandhi was too kind to the muslims. | 1 set | |
| 9 | leader of the indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance. he became leader of the indian national congress in 1920. he appealed to the poor,led nonviolent demonstrations against british colonial rule, and was jailed many times. soon after independence he was assassinated for attempting to stop hindu-muslim rioting. | 1 set | |
| 10 | leader of the indepence movement | 1 set | |
| 11 | emerged as leader of the independence movement after the massacre at amritsar. | 1 set | |
| 12 | a pacifist or a person opposed to using war and other means of violence to settle disputes | 1 set | |
| 13 | the emergent leader of the independence movement | 1 set | |
| 14 | peaceful guy, all about non-violence, inspired good changes, leader of the independence movement, combined ideas from all major religions, mahatma, or "great soul" | 1 set | |
| 15 | emerged as the leader of independence movement | 1 set | |
| 16 | leader of india's independence movement against the british; used non-violence and boycotts | 1 set | |