Flashcard sets with a 'mohandas k. gandhi' term meaning '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.'

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