... these were the protests against the British control of salt and cloth imports from England that that led to them making their own cotton and salt. Gandhi's policy of non-cooperation (civil disobedience) and peaceful protest was the major strength of his protest movement and popularity. It contrasted with those who previously wanted a violent uprising against the British. I think that if there had been violent protest against the British the government would have argued that their troops act in self-defence against armed rebels. However, in the Amritsar massacre the contrast of unarmed people being brutally massacred showed the world how wrong the British were. A large unarmed crowd had gathered in an open space enclosed by walls. Along came 50 soldiers and without ordering the crowd to leave fired upon the innocent men, women and children. After about six minutes 300 lay dead and another 1,000 injured. There ...

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