Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
As a young child, Gandhi disrespected and looked down on his mother's very low moral character.
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At age 16, Gandhi was very proud of himself because he remained faithful to his father right up until his father's death.
False
At age 17, Gandhi went to Egypt to study law.
False
From 1919 to 1922, Gandhi preached hatred and revenge toward the British oppressors.
False
Gandhi got married very late at the age of 37.
False
Gandhi had very good relationships with all of his children throughout all of his life.
False
Gandhi preached that if people have enough weapons, they should use them to throw off their evil oppressors.
False
Gandhi proved to be a very articulate lawyer in the court of law during his first job back in India.
False
Gandhi started out with over 100,000 people at the beginning of the Salt March in 1930.
False
Gandhi was able to retire in peace before he died in his sleep at a mountain resort.
False
In India, the Muslims and Hindus always enjoyed peaceful relationships with each other.
False
In South Africa, Indians could vote and own property.
False
India got it's independence from England in 1975.
False
The Salt March in 1930 was a dispute and protest march on how much salt and pepper one should put on food.
False
At the beginning of his marriage, Gandhi harshly mistreated his wife through domination and jealousy.
True
Gandhi considered himself a faithful member of the British Empire until 1906.
True
Gandhi enjoyed the British high society life while attending law school.
True
Gandhi preached "right against might".
True
Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 at the age of 78 years old.
True
Gandhi was the unquestioned leader of India for the next 25 years after WWI.
True
Gandhi's goal was to achieve India's independence from England
True
In 1919, there was a massacre of 379 Indian people, which greatly angered the Indian people towards the British.
True
In 1930, Gandhi was imprisoned, but ended up speaking to the Viceroy of India.
True
In 1947, Pakistan was created from part of the Indian land in order to allow Muslims to have their own country.
True
In 1947, after India gained independence, a terrible civil war broke out between Muslims and Hindus which resulted in over 500,000 people killed.
True
In South Africa, Gandhi was thrown off a train because he was Indian, even though he bought a first class ticket
True
Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Christ gave me the message, Gandhi gave me the method."
True
The Salt March in 1930 captured the attention of the world.
True
The ratio of British to Indian people in India was one Brit for every 4000 Indian.
True