Tyler Exam Gandhi Flashcards
What does the name Mahatma mean?
Great Soul
What was Mahatma Gandhi’s real name?
Monhandas Karamchand
When and where was Gandhi born?
1869 in India
What did Gandhi do in South Africa?
Studied as a lawyer
How long did Gandhi live in South Africa?
21 years
What kept people separate in South Africa?
Unjust laws
What did Gandhi do against the unjust laws?
He led protests and marches against the laws
What did Gandhi believe?
He did not believe in violence and wanted people to solve their problems peacefully
What did Gandhi do when we returned to India?
He lived and worked with poor farmers.
What did Gandhi do about the unjust laws in India?
He led a march to make salt in 1930
What did Gandhi do when the police beat the people?
He said they must not fight back.
How did Gandhi make people feel?
proud of themselves and their culture.
Why do you think Gandhi was a good leader?
- He was dedicated to his beliefs.
- He made people feel proud of themselves and their culture.
- He protested peacefully
- He was brave and went to jail many times.
- He always put the needs of others first
- He was brave and marched to make salt and did not give up.
- he stood up for what he believed in and was thrown out of a white only train
Name one british law that was unfair
The salt tax not allowing them to make salt