WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One way Gandhi asked the people of India to fight peacefully was to ____ British products.
A
refuse to buy or use
B
destroy
C
buy all of the
D
support
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Satyagraha were the answers to deal peacefully with a powerful opponent. His means of Satyagraha is a substitute for war and the concept of Non-co-operation is an alternative method to resolve a conflict. He showed a way in which people can live peacefully and work together on the basis of co-operation and harmony.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gandhi encouraged Indians to boycott British goods and buy Indian goods instead. This helped to revitalise local economies in India and it also hit home at the British by undermining their economy in the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, by law Indians could only buy goods made in British factories. To protest this system, Gandhi stopped wearing cloth made in Britain. Instead, he spun his own cloth from Indian cotton.

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