WORLD HISTORY

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WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

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“Don’t pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don’t buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."-Mohandas GandhiIn this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to
A
armed rebellion
B
civil disobedience
C
criminal acts
D
guerrilla tactics
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Balfour Declaration was a letter from Arthur James Balfour, the British foreign secretary, to Lionel Walter Rothschild, a leader in the Zionist movement in Great Britain written on November 2, 1917.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is widely recognized as one of the twentieth century’s greatest political and spiritual leaders. Honored in India as the father of the nation, he pioneered and practiced the principle of Satyagraha-resistance to tyranny through mass nonviolent civil disobedience.

Detailed explanation-3: -boycott: refusing to buy something as a form of protest.

Detailed explanation-4: -Not only did he gain independence for India through non-violent methods, but he also brought peace and human rights to his country. Mahatma Gandhi fought against the Britishers to get back basic human rights for all indians. He led non-violent protests with his followers throughout many cities.

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