Causes of Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement was launched mainly for following reasons:
- Failure of Cripps Mission: It guaranteed to resolve the problems of India and establish self governing nation. But it failed to give the desired objective and rather offered dominion status along with partition
- India being a part of Second World War without prior approval of leaders.
- Resentment against British by Indian masses: Due to inflation and expected price soaring of essential commodities, there was discontent among the nation against the British rule and it aggravated for every single policy
- Effects of other small movements: Kisan Sabha, Provincial government, Forward Bloc all contributed to a powerful discontent and led the agitation.
Quit India Movement – Date, History, Causes, and Significance
Quit India Movement popularly known as August Kranti, was launched by Indian National Congress( INC) on 8th August 1942. The place where Gandhiji delivered his speech was referred to as Kranti Medan in Bombay. Gandhi was made the Leader of the movement who gave the War cry ” Do or die” [ Karo ya Maro].
The major consequences of the movement were that Congress came to be declared unlawful association; Congress offices across the country came to be raided leaders were arrested and chaotic situations emerged with the movement. Some of the provisions of the movement were:
- Non-violence
- Civil disobedience
- Complete end of the British Empire
- Sovereign country after the withdrawal of Britishers
Table of Content
- What is Quit India Movement?
- Quit India Movement Day
- Quit India Movement Started Date
- Causes of Quit India Movement
- Responses to Quit India Movement
- Phases of Quit India Movement
- Quit India Movement : A Success or a Failure?
- Significance of Quit India Movement
- Questions and Answers on Quit India Movement