Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) (LC)
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Civil Disobedience
Part 2:
Thoreau's ideas had a profound effect on a man named Gandhi. Gandhi, was a leader in India who
to non-violent forms of protest and resistance. He fought to
worked to end British rule. He led india to independence and inspired many
boycott British education systems a Thoreau, he lived simply, owned very little, and ate a vegetarian diet. In India, Gandhi's form of protest was called the "non-cooperation movement." He urged Indians to poverty, worked to expand women's right to vote, and built bridges between ethnic and rellgious groups. Like
him. After a few years,
was released and became active leave government jobs. The movement was very popular, and in part to stop its spread, the British controlled government arrested
thousands followed him 240 miles over 24 days to the sea 1 in politics again. He inspired many to follow him on marches to protest various taxes. On one such march,
country followed. Eventually India won independence from Britain, in large part because o protest a salt tax. This march set the example of non-violent resistance to the government that others in the
of Gandhi work.
Gandhi's model of resistance and reform was creative, appealing,
and successful. As a result, Dr. Martin Luther King looked to Gandhi when the time came to find a way
segregation in the South. The lunch counter protests, famous for the passive response to anger, and even violence, almed t
resist
South. King also organized walks, marches, and bus rides that were meant to bring attention to the issues facing African Americans. These forms of protest were directy e separation enforced by laws in some regions of the
Gandhi's, but King took them straight to the source of oppression. Where Gandh's protests created awareness and built momentum, King's protests were in the face of great hatred and modeled on
fear. The passive, non-violent protests were ultimately effective, mainly because the passive response to violence cast the opposition as brutes. However, change came slowly and at the
cost of many lives. King remained committed to peaceful protest, however, untill his death. King learned from Gandhl, expanding
problemn. Gandhi owed his philosophy, In part, to a New England poet who loved the woods.
what worked, applying old techniques to a new
What is the main idea of the bolded paragraph?
Gandhi had much to lose.
O Gandhi was more organized than Thoreau.
Gandhi protested against taxes,
© Gandhi was willing to go to jall.