What you describe, and the way you describe it, reads to me like a progressive application of the Saam, Daam, Dand, Bheda principle, attributed to the late great diplomat Chanakya.

Saam: First, they tried reason.

Daam: Then they demanded a price (Salt Satyagraha to initiate the Civil Disobedience Movement).

Danda: Then they moved to reject the regime entirely (Quit India). At a time when the colonial power was literally fighting on multiple fronts, in World War Two.

Bhed: Then they helped to throw them out, and attempt to build a whole new political identity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saam_Daam_Dand_Bheda