
Gandhi influenced Indian Independence in many ways. Gandhi wanted to unified his people, because he believed that didn't work together, Britain will easily defeat them. Gandhi encouraged Indians to protest against Great Britain by buying Indian goods instead of Britain's. Indians made their own cloths, and salt from the Sea, so that they didn't have to buy it from the British. Gandhi preached Passive Resistance, he believed that violence will only result in more violence. After the Amritsar Massacre on April 13, 1919, people grew tired of being mistreated by Britain and they decided to fight back, but Gandhi still didn't support violence. When Indians used violence against the British, or when he was imprisoned he would go on hunger strikes. In 1930, Gandhi led a non-violence march, protesting the British Salt Tax, the Salt Tax, prevented people to make their own salt, so that they will buy the British salt.
Gandhi was mostly known for his preaching against violence. He told his people to never fight back against the British, because if they did it will make them more violent. On 1931, Gandhi made a trip to Britain for a Round Table Conference, but nothing was achieved. On 1947, India gained its independence from Britain. Gandhi was not happy with this, because he wanted Indians and Muslims to live together, but India was divided into Pakistan for Muslims and India for Hindus. Gandhi was murdered on January 30, 1948 by a Hindu who couldn't forgive him for believing that Muslims had equal values as Hindus.
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