Salt March

Why did Gandhi and his followers march to the sea to make salt?

• To protest the water tax

• The British companies had run out of salt

• They were on vacation

• To protest the British tax on salt

Gandhiji began Dandi March from

• Dandi

• Sabarmati Ashram

• Champaran

• Kheda

What was an effect of the Salt March?

• The British were removed from India

• Peaceful partitian of India/Pakistan

• Union of South Asian countries

• end of the Cold War

Gandhiji launched the Dandi march because the British had ...

• imposed a tax on salt for Indians

• not given enough seats to Indians in the Council

• took brutal actions against the satyagrahis

Mahatma Gandhi sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin in January 1930 with 11 demands. What was the most stirring demand?

• To leave India

• Equality between all

• Abolition of Salt Tax

• Abolition of Divde and Rule Policy

The Dandi March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, began on 12 March ________ and was an important part of the Indian independence movement

• 1930

• 1929

• 1935

• 1937

In which year did the Salt March take place?

• 1930

• 1920

• 1950

• 1940

What was the main purpose of the Salt March led by Gandhi?

• To establish a new religious retreat

• To protest British rule in India

• To promote Indian salt production

• To celebrate Indian independence

How long was the distance covered during the Salt March?

• 600 miles

• 500 miles

• 240 miles

• 100 miles

What was the international reaction to the British response to the Salt March?

• Indifference

• Support for British policies

• Outcry against British policy

• Praise for British restraint