Describe the main features of the 'Salt March'.
Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation.
(i) Gandhi started his famous salt march accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers.
(ii) The march was over 240 miles, from Gandhi ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal town of Dandi. The volunteers walked for 24 days, about 10 miles a day.
(iii) He ceremonially violated the British law when by manufacturing salt from sea water. This has also marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Two features (1) and (2) are marked in the given political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map:
(1) The place, where the Indian National Congress Session of September 1920 was held.
(2) The place, where the movement of Indigo Planters took place.
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Locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols on the same political outline map of India.
(i) Amritsar − The place of Jallianwala Bagh incident.
(ii) Bardoli − The place were no tax campaign was held.
How did the plantation workers understand the idea of ‘Swaraj’? Explain.
Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919? Explain.
Explain the circumstances under which Gandhiji decided to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1931.
