Congress Party had been trying to gain self-rule since...
(Year)
1885
Britain formerly promise Indians self-government for...
fighting in WW1
Fought for self rule in India as well as equal rights for all people
Gandhi
Gandhi is often called Bapu, which means what in India?
Father
Soldiers opened fire on peaceful Indian protesters at the...
Amritsar Massacre
Mohandas Gandhi became the leader of the Congress Party in...
(YEAR)
1920
How many Indians were killed and wounded at the Amritsar Massacre?
killed:400
wounded:1000
The philosopher that Gandhi admired for his ideas about Civil Disobedience was...
Henry David Thoreau
For five years, Gandhi ate only...
Fruit, nuts, and seeds
Boycott
To refuse to buy something
Amritsar Massacre
(Month, day, year)
April 13th, 1919
the topic of this section?
India gaining self rule
The old man in this picture is...
Gandhi!!!
Gandhi could go how many days without food?
21
Refusal to obey unjust laws
Civil Disobedience
Salt March
(Month, day, year)
March 12th, 1930
What happened at the salt march?
Indians collected sea salt and sold it in the streets. Many were imprisoned
Who was the British commander that ordered the soldiers to fire at protesters at the Amritsar massacre?
General Reginald Dyer
True or False?
Gandhi died peacefully with his wife at his side.
False, he was assassinated 4 years after the death of his wife
Untouchables
Indians who were members of the lowest caste
Gandhi's birthday is...
October 2nd!!!
Some of the main themes used in the philosophy of Gandhi were...
Ahimsa, Christian teachings on love, civil disobedience, democracy and nationalism, equal rights for all
Who holds the record, at 6, for the most jam donuts eaten in 1 minute?
Jesse Freeman
True or False?
Gandhi traveled with his goat so that he had fresh milk.
True
Ahimsa
Non-violence and reverence for all life