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

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