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China in the Modern World

Question 2 • Online World History B

Why did the Salt March occur?

Answer
A
to protest an unfair British law
B
to find salt, as it was in short supply
C
to increase salt exports to European countries
D
to attempt to shut down the British salt works

Explanation

The Salt March was a protest against British rule in India, especially the law that gave the British government control over salt production and sales and taxed salt. Gandhi and his followers marched to the sea and made salt in defiance of that law. Therefore, the march occurred to protest an unfair British law.

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