Civil Disobedience and the Dandi March
The salt tax protest and the mass breaking of colonial laws across the country.
Key Questions
- 1Why did Gandhi choose salt as a symbol of protest?
- 2What was the significance of the Dandi March?
- 3How did women participate in the Civil Disobedience movement?
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