WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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an act of civil disobedience against the British
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a statement of support for dividing India
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a protest against the Sepoy Mutiny
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a rally for the British during World War II
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Salt Satyagraha was a mass civil disobedience movement initiated by Mahatma Gandhi against the salt tax imposed by the British government in India. He led a large group of people from Sabarmati Ashram on 12th March 1930 till Dandi, a coastal village in Gujarat, to break the salt law by producing salt from seawater.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhi and his 78 followers walked 375km from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. Upon his arrival at Dandi on 6th April 1930, Gandhiji picked up a fistful of salt and broke the salt law, symbolising India’s refusal to live under British laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked on a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state’s coastal area to protest against the steep tax the British levied on salt. It was a 24 day non violent march.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gandhiji choose to break the salt law because in his view, it was sinful to tax salt since it is such as essential item of our food that is used by the rich or the poor person in the same quantity.