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demented_death_eater · 10-09-2005, 06:28 PM

Kay listened attentively to each of the answers that were given and decided to add her answer to the mix. She raised her hand and began to speak.
"In 1930, Gandhi proclaimed a new satyagraha, or campaign of civil disobedience, calling upon the Indian population to refuse to pay taxes, particularly the tax on salt. The campaign included a march to the sea, in which thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from Ahmadabad to the Arabian Sea, where they made their own salt by evaporating sea water. This campaign was one of his most successful, and resulted in the imprisonment of over 60,000 people, including himself."

"Gandhi was released in 1931, and called an end to the campaign after the British made concessions to his demands. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in March 1931. In it, the British Government agreed to set all political prisoners free in return for the suspension of the civil disobedience movement. Furthermore, Gandhi was invited to attend the Round Table Conference in London as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. The conference was a disappointment to Gandhi and the nationalists as it focused on the Indian princes and Indian minorities rather than the transfer of power."

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demented_death_eater Veela Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Coast (-8 GMT) Posts: 37,228 Hogwarts RPG Name: Maximus O. Vindictus III First Year	No Touchy! ♥ demented_teacher Kay listened attentively to each of the answers that were given and decided to add her answer to the mix. She raised her hand and began to speak. "In 1930, Gandhi proclaimed a new satyagraha, or campaign of civil disobedience, calling upon the Indian population to refuse to pay taxes, particularly the tax on salt. The campaign included a march to the sea, in which thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from Ahmadabad to the Arabian Sea, where they made their own salt by evaporating sea water. This campaign was one of his most successful, and resulted in the imprisonment of over 60,000 people, including himself." "Gandhi was released in 1931, and called an end to the campaign after the British made concessions to his demands. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in March 1931. In it, the British Government agreed to set all political prisoners free in return for the suspension of the civil disobedience movement. Furthermore, Gandhi was invited to attend the Round Table Conference in London as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. The conference was a disappointment to Gandhi and the nationalists as it focused on the Indian princes and Indian minorities rather than the transfer of power." __________________ Check out the non-HP topics in the Leaky Cauldron today! Last edited by demented_death_eater; 10-09-2005 at 06:30 PM. Reason: everything went italics - I didn't type it like that!!!!