WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Great Britain
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China
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Germany
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North America
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Detailed explanation-1: -Years of nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU, eventually resulted in Indian independence in 1947. Large-scale communal violence took place before and after the subcontinent partition into two separate states-India and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -His non-violent resistance helped end British rule in India and has influenced modern civil disobedience movements across the globe. Widely referred to as Mahatma, meaning great soul or saint in Sanskrit, Gandhi helped India reach independence through a philosophy of non-violent non-cooperation.
Detailed explanation-3: -He led the Salt March in 1930 to demonstrate the power of Indian non-violence, and in 1942, he launched Quit India Movement during the freedom struggle. He was assassinated by a Hindu Nationalist. Gandhi Memorial Museum was founded in 1959.