WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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desire to establish an Islamic nation
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use of passive resistance to achieve Indian independence
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opposition to Hindus holding political office
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encouragement of violence to end British rule
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mahatma Gandhi disliked the term “passive resistance” as it suggested passivity for what was in fact an active form of civil protest. He believed that they were fighting for truth and devised the term “satyagraha”. There is nothing new about resisting power without the use of physical force.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhi’s first passive resistance campaign began as a protest against the Asiatic Registration Bill of 1906. The bill was part of the attempt to limit the presence of Indians in the Transvaal by confining them to segregated areas and limiting their trading activities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Very often the credit for popularising the concept of passive resistance in India goes to Mahatma Gandhi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gandhi’s system of Satyagraha was based on nonviolence, non-cooperation, truth and honesty. Gandhi used non violence in India’s freedom struggle as main weapon and India became independent from British rule.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Passive Resistance Association was first formed by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa in 1906 to organize a campaign against the introduction of .