When and where was Gandhi born?
Porbander, Gujarat, India; October 2nd, 1869.
What's a caste/ the caste system?
A social class system into which India's population was divided, including a privileged class at the top and the so-called "untouchables" at the bottom.
Where did Gandhi go to school?
Samaldas College in Gujarat, India; & University College Law School in London, England.
Where did Gandhi first practice law?
South Africa.
What did Gandhi experience in South Africa? What was his reaction to it?
Racism; mixed: he supported British rule in SA but not India.
What political movement did Gandhi start in South Africa?
Natal Indian Conference.
What political party did Gandhi lead after he returned to India?
The Indian National Congress.
What's a boycott? What did Gandhi boycott?
Organized refusal of a product; British goods.
What two parts was India divided into in 1947?
Hindu India & Muslim Pakistan.
How did Gandhi die?
Assassinated (shot three times in the chest) at a prayer meeting by a Hindu Indian Nationalist.
