Inspired many to non-violent forms of protest and resistance. He fought to end poverty, worked to expand women's right to and religious groups. Like Thoreau, he lived simply, owned very little, and ate a vegetarian diet. In India, Gandhi's form of
movement." He urged Indians to boycott British education systems and leave government jobs. The movement was very
British controlled government arrested him. After a few years, he was released and became active in politics again. He ins
protest various taxes. On one such march, thousands followed him 240 miles over 24 days to the sea to protest a salt tac
violent resistance to the government that others in the country followed. Eventually India won independence from Britain,
Gandhi's model of resistance and reform was creative, appealing, and successful. As a result, Dr. Martin Luther King look-
way to resist segregation in the South. The lunch counter protests, famous for the passive response to anger, and even
enforced by laws in some regions of the South. King also organized walks, marches, and bus rides that were meant to br
Americans. These forms of protest were directly modeled on Gandhi's, but King took them straight to the source of oppre
awareness and built momentum, King's protests were in the face of great hatred and fear. The passive, non-violent prote
because the passive response to violence cast the opposition as brutes. However, change came slowly and at the cost o
peaceful protest, however, until his death. King learned from Gandhi, expanding on what worked, applying old technique
philosophy, in part, to a New England poet who loved the woods.
Which of the following best explains how King's forms of protest built upon what Gandhi had done?
O King gave protesters an alternative to being arrested.
O King made Gandhi's model more confrontational
King taught people how to resist more passively than Gandhi.
O King required protesters to endure brutality unlike those of Gandhi.
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