Gandhi: Salt March Strategy (1930)
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Gandhi chose to protest the British salt monopoly as the focus of civil disobedience. Salt affected every Indian regardless of religion, caste, or class — making it the perfect unifying issue.
Salt March (Civil Disobedience)
1930
year
British salt tax — universal issue
target
Tens of thousands joined the 240-mile march
participation
Chosen — global attention, weakened British legitimacy
outcome
Textile Boycott (Swadeshi)
1920s
year
British cloth imports
target
Significant but not universal
participation
Earlier strategy — partially successful
outcome
Tax Refusal
1930
year
All British taxes
target
Difficult to organize broadly
participation
Not chosen as primary strategy
outcome
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