Answer to Question #52048 in History for Natalie

Question

1.) Definition of ahimsa:
2.) What are some non-violent ways Gandhi used to force the British government to loosen their control of India?
3.) What was the Dandhi March, aka the Salt March?
4.) How did Gandhi gain rights for India's "untouchables"? What was Gandhi's name for these people?
5.) How did Gandhi's ideas improve the status of women in Indian society?
6.) Why did Gandhi promote the idea of Indians spinning and weaving their own cloth?
7.) What was the partition of India, and how did Gandhi feel about it?
8.) What was the Quit India movement, and what was its goal?
9.) How did Gandhi try to end the violence between Hindus and Muslims as India gained its independence from Britian?
10.) What other world leaders and civil rights movements have been inspired by Gandhi and his ideas?