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History ch 8 - Civil Disobedience Movement — History & Civics STD 8 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8History & CivicsHistory ch 8 - Civil Disobedience Movement3 Marks
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Explain the extensive nature of Civil Disobedience Movement.
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Answer

  1. After the resolution of complete independence was passed, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  2. he Salt Satyagraha was launched on 6th April 1930 at Dandi. It was a symbolic act by Gandhiji.
  3. The main objective was to break all unjust and oppressive laws of the British through peace and Satyagraha.
  4. Salt Satyagraha took place at Dharasana in Gujarat and at Wadala, Malvan and Shiroda in Maharashtra.
  5. The mill workers were on the forefront in the Solapur Satyagraha.
  6. The forest Satyagraha was undertaken at Bilashi, Sangamner, Kalavan, Chirner and Pusad by tribals in Maharashtra.
  7. In the Northwest Frontier Province, the Satyagraha was organised under the leadership of Khan Abdul Gafar Khan.
  8. The satyagrahis in Mumbai obstructed the trucks loaded with foreign goods.
  9. Women also participated in large numbers.
  10. This movement reached urban as well as the rural areas, thus making it a national movement.

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