Self rule and the salt march
•Protest to the British tax on salt
•Gandhi walked from Sabarmati, Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat to get salt (240 miles)
•Many thousands followed him
•March lasts March 12 to April 6, 1930.
•Outcome draws support for the independence movement across India and the World
•Gandhi arrested and put in prison
•Gandhi walked from Sabarmati, Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat to get salt (240 miles)
•Many thousands followed him
•March lasts March 12 to April 6, 1930.
•Outcome draws support for the independence movement across India and the World
•Gandhi arrested and put in prison
Gandhi protested with pacifism, why couldn't other people follow his example?
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi
SUMMARY:
The Salt March was to protest the British tax on salt. Gandhi walked 240 miles and thousands followed him. The Outcome was support fro the independence movement across India and the World. After Gandhi was arrested and put in prison.
The Salt March was to protest the British tax on salt. Gandhi walked 240 miles and thousands followed him. The Outcome was support fro the independence movement across India and the World. After Gandhi was arrested and put in prison.