WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The leader of the Indian independence movement was . . .
A
Jawaharlal Nehru
B
Mahandas Gandhi
C
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D
Indira Gandhi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohandas K. Gandhi launched and directed three major campaigns in the Indian Independence Movement: noncooperation in 1919-1922, the civil disobedience movement and the Salt Satyagraha of 1930-1931, and the Quit India movement from about 1940-1942.

Detailed explanation-2: -The long-awaited agreement ended 200 years of British rule and was hailed by Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi as the ‘noblest act of the British nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Gandhi took leadership of the Congress in 1920 and began escalating demands until on 26 January 1930 the Indian National Congress declared the independence of India.

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