WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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used violence
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wanted independence from Great Britain
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boycotted British goods
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supported colonial practices
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Detailed explanation-1: -His non-violent resistance helped end British rule in India and has influenced modern civil disobedience movements across the globe. Widely referred to as Mahatma, meaning great soul or saint in Sanskrit, Gandhi helped India reach independence through a philosophy of non-violent non-cooperation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian independence movement first gained momentum at the beginning of the 20th century, and after World War I Gandhi organized the first of his many effective passive-resistance campaigns in protest of Britain’s oppressive rule in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mohandas K. Gandhi launched and directed three major campaigns in the Indian Independence Movement: noncooperation in 1919-1922, the civil disobedience movement and the Salt Satyagraha of 1930-1931, and the Quit India movement from about 1940-1942.
Detailed explanation-4: -India gained freedom from the British empire on August 15th, 1947. During this time, British India was divided into India and Pakistan. The main reasons behind the partition was British imperialism and the continuous religious conflict between the Hindus and the Muslims.