1. What were Mahatma Gandhi's views on women's participation in the national
movements?
2. Who was Giuseppe Garibaldi? What was his contribution in the freedom Movementof Italy?
Answers
Answer:
(i) According to Gandhiji, woman is companion of man and gifted with equal rights of freedom and liberty. (ii) Woman is more fit than man to take exploration and bolder action in non-violence. (iii) Woman is the better half of humanity, not the weaker sex.
Answer:
Explanation:
1. Giuseppe Garibaldi: Giuseppe Garibaldi is the most celebrated
Italian freedom fighter. He came from a family engaged in Coastal trade and
was a sailor in the merchant navy.
2. Contribution: In 1833 he met Mazzini and joined the young Italy
movement and participated in a republican uprising in Piedmont in 1834.
The uprising was suppressed. Giuseppe Garibaldi had to flee to South
America, where he lived in exile till 1848. In 1854, he supported Victor
Emmanuel-II in his efforts to unify the Italian States. Giuseppe Garibaldi
led the famous expedition of the thousand to South Italy. In 1867, Garibaldi
led an army of volunteers to Rome to fight the last obstacle to the
unification of Italy.