- Advertisement - Originally USA’s public fostered a neutral reaction to war, but it changed after Lusitania, a British ship was sunk by Germans. The ship had 128 American passengers, therefore it enraged the USA further. On this day, the United States officially declared war on Germany. Source – HistoricUK 1930: Dandi March ends and the Civil disobedience movement starts On this day, the famous Dandi March ended. The 24-day protest march began on 12th March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea coast with barely 80 people. The act of picking up some salt by breaking the salt laws paved the way for two momentous things in history – The Civil Disobedience Movement and an increase in women’s participation in the freedom struggle.