Quizlet- Gandhi

Quit India Movement

Indians refused to support the British effort in World War II

Martin Luther King Jr. (United States) & Nelson Mandela (South Africa)

Inspired by Gandhi's non-violence and civil disobedience

Civil Disobedience

Disobey a law in hopes of changing it

Bapu / Mahatma

Nicknames given to Gandhi in India meaning "father" / "great soul"

Salt March (1930)

To protest a British tax on salt. Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 23-day, 400-kilometer walk to the coast, where they made their own salt from seawater

dhoti (Homespun Movement)

Traditional cloth wraps worn by Gandhi and his followers to boycott western clothing (and British colonialism)

London, England

Where Gandhi became educated as a barrister

Natal, South Africa

Where Gandhi practiced as a barrister, experienced racism against Indians first hand, and spent 21 years winning more rights for Indians

Porbandar, India

Where Gandhi was born

Non-violence

Without the use of physical force

Fasting

abstain from food or drink, in this case to protest unjust circumstances under British rule

India under the British Raj (direct rule)

most Indians were landless farmers or laborers living in poverty under the harsh reality of class discrimination

satyagraha

one of Gandhi's most famous teachings: the use of non-violent protest to fight oppression

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

political and spiritual leader of India during the first half of the 20th century who challenged racial discrimination and unfair taxation under British colonial rule; remembered in India as the "Father of the Nation"

Values of Hinduism

vegetarianism, non-violence toward other living beings, fasting for spiritual purification, and tolerance for people with different backgrounds and beliefs