Gandhi's creation of the Indian Congress Party was the first of his steps which led to the self-determination of India from Great Britain's rule. He believed that both Hindus and Muslims could, together share an independent India leading his party with pacifism. The Salt March of 1930, was a protest led by Gandhi as a direct action campaign of tax resistance against the British salt monopoly in colonial India (Wikipedia, 2013). This non-violent protest entailed Gandhi and his followers rejection to purchase salt from the British monopoly but rather walk 240 miles which they did, to attain salt from the ocean. Of course, Gandhi was not able to support all of India, but managed to influence others to rise up against British rule, marking the march as the trigger of the Civil Disobedience Movement in India. This Salt March resulted in a widespread of support for independence throughout India.
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