Non-Cooperation became a movement: (i) It was the view of Gandhiji that the British rule was set in India with the cooperation of Indians. (ii) If Indians refused cooperation, British rule in India would collapse within a year and Swaraj would come. (iii) Gandhiji proposed that the movement should unfold in stages. (iv) In case the government used repression, a full civil disobedience campaign would be launched. (v) Mahatma Gandhi and Shaukat Ali toured extensively, mobilising popular support of the movement.