USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Civil disobedience is both a political tactic and the basis of movements that advocate social change. It is a nonviolent action engaged in by an individual who refuses to obey a law for moral or philosophical reasons.

Detailed explanation-2: -civil disobedience, also called passive resistance, the refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition; its usual purpose is to force concessions from the government or occupying power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blockades, tree-sitting, boycotts, sit-ins, not paying your taxes, and deliberately disobeying a specific law perceived to be unjust–these are some of the many ways citizens use non-violent civil disobedience to promote political change.

Detailed explanation-4: -(i) The Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. He wanted to oppose the colonial rule by breaking laws framed by it. This movement started with the Salt Satygraha (Dandi March) organised by Mahatma Gandhi. He began walking on 12 March 1930 from his Sabarmati Ashram.

Detailed explanation-5: -Programme of the Civil Disobedience Movement i) Defiance of salt laws, ii) Boycott of liquor, iii) Boycott of foreign cloth and British goods of all kinds, iv) Non-payment of taxes and revenues.