WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which event was used by Mohandas Gandhi to bring world attention to the injustices of British colonialism?
A
Salt March
B
partition of India
C
Sepoy Mutiny
D
formation of the Indian Parliament
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Salt March, also called Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha, major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi in March–April 1930.

Detailed explanation-2: -Instead of granting India independence after World War I, Britain continued its colonial regime and tightened restrictions on civil liberties. Gandhi responded by calling for strikes and other acts of peaceful civil disobedience.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British reacted violently, jailing over 60, 000 people in the month following the Salt March. On May 5th, 1930, the British arrested and imprisoned Mahatma Gandhi. They charged him with organising demonstrations and encouraging civil unrest.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Salt March, which took place from March to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to protest British rule in India. During the march, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast, a distance of some 240 miles.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gandhi’s system of Satyagraha was based on nonviolence, non co-operation, truth and honesty. Gandhi used non violence in India’s freedom struggle as main weapon and India became independent from British rule.

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