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Before the troops returned home, violence occured between the nationalists and Britain. This is becuase the troops expected Britain to fufill it's promise,but they didn't.
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The Rowlatt Acts allowed the government to jail protestors without trial for up to 2 years.
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Hindu and Muslim protesters were shot down by troops. The protestors were unaware the British banned public meetings.
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In becoming powerful, Gandhi's strategy for battling injustice took on a religios approach to political activity.
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The deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law and nonviolence as the means to achieve independence.
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Gandhi ordered everyone to refuse to purchase British goods, attend schools, and pay British taxes. Thousands of Indians were arrested during these acts of disobedience.
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Gandhi organized the Salt Act that allowed Indians to only buy salt from the government. Gandhi and followers walked nearly 240 miles to collect salt water to create salt, they were later on arrested for this.
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Gandhi and his followers achieved greater political power for Indians when The British passed the Government of India Act which gave Indians their local government, but not full independence.
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It is declared that India gains full independence through Indian Independence Act which separates India and Pakistan.
