Question

What methods did Mohandas Gandhi use to pressure the British to grant India its independence? Select the two correct answers.

A. attacks on British soldiers
B. boycotts of British goods
C. converting the British to Hinduism
D. protest marches
E. encouraging tourism

Answer 1

Mohandas Gandhi used nonviolent measures like boycotts of British goods and protest marches, notably the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Salt March, to successfully press for Indian independence from British rule.

Step-by-step explanation:

The methods Mohandas Gandhi used to pressure the British to grant India its independence were primarily nonviolent and highly effective in mobilizing both Indian and international support for the Indian independence movement. The correct answers to the question are:

• B. boycotts of British goods
• D. protest marches

Gandhi led the Non-Cooperation Movement, which advocated for the boycott of British goods and was a direct challenge to British economic interests in India. This movement also urged the development of Indian industries to replace British imports. Moreover, Gandhi's most iconic act of civil disobedience, the Salt March, was a form of protest march against the British salt monopoly, where thousands of Indians followed Gandhi on a long journey to the sea to make their salt, in open defiance of British law. Both forms of protest were instrumental in undermining British authority and eventually leading to Indian independence.