Question

How does the evidence support the central idea that Gandhi decided it was time to replace violence with nonviolent protest?

The evidence notes that Gandhi encouraged indentured Indians to get rid of their weapons.
The evidence reveals Gandhi’s belief that workers should peacefully accept how they are treated.
The evidence shows how Gandhi experimented with ways to assert one’s dignity and be free.
The evidence indicates that bosses bullied workers, which Gandhi knew led to violence.

Answer 1

The evidence mostly supports the central idea. Briefly, here's how each item relates:

1. Encouraging indentured Indians to get rid of their weapons — Supports. Telling people to give up arms is a direct move away from violent tactics toward nonviolent methods.

2. Belief that workers should peacefully accept how they are treated — Does not support. Peaceful acceptance is passive acquiescence, not the active nonviolent resistance Gandhi advocated (satyagraha). Gandhi urged people to resist oppression without violence, not simply accept it.

3. Experimenting with ways to assert one’s dignity and be free — Supports. Trying nonviolent methods to claim dignity and freedom (boycotts, strikes, noncooperation) shows a deliberate shift from violent struggle to peaceful protest.

4. Bosses bullied workers, which Gandhi knew led to violence — Supports. Recognizing that provocation and bullying produce violent reactions explains why Gandhi sought an alternative method — replacing violent responses with disciplined, nonviolent protest.