Answer:
D. Non-Violent Protest
Step-by-step explanation:
Of the different leaders who were pushing for independence, a small, soft-spoken man named Mohandas Gandhi emerged as a national figure. As a wealthy Indian from a higher caste, Gandhi had some privileges. He attended law school in England and worked as a lawyer in South Africa in the late 1800s. While in South Africa, he experienced treatment as a second-class citizen, and he began to see British rule as unfair and unjust. Gandhi eventually moved back to India to start a movement to push the British out of India.
Gandhi knew that India could not match the British Empire in money or a well-trained army. Instead, he saw the power of India's massive population. By urging Indians to use non-violent protests and marches, he was able to gain more support. He preached that if Indians did not cooperate with British rule, the British would be forced to see their own oppression.
Gandhi empowered Indians with protests like the Salt March and his "homespun" campaign. Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a march to the sea to protest a British salt tax. Instead of paying the tax, the Indians made their own salt. Similarly, Gandhi encouraged Indians to use their cotton to spin and make their own clothes. Homespun cotton and clothing cut into British profits. Most of Gandhi's acts were symbolic but very powerful. Gandhi and masses of poor, rural Indians showed the power of coming together and boycotting colonial policies. Rather than encourage division due to religion or caste, Gandhi encouraged a diverse nationalism that welcomed people from all religions. He became known as "Mahatma," which means "great soul."