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Quit india movement,1942
1. The Quit India Movement,1942
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2. Topic for Discussion
World War II and Indian involvement
Cripps' Mission’ Failure
Contemporary condition of congress in 1940
Resolution for immediate independence
Gandhi's Quit India speech
Quit India movement,1stphase
Quit India movement,2ndphase
Prominent leaders
Women in the Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement in Bengal
Opposition to Quit India
Conclusion
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3. World War II and Indian
involvement
British Governor-General of India, Lord
Linlithgow, had without consultation
with the congress brought India into the
war.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose organized
the Indian National Army with the help
of the Japanese announced war
against the British government in India.
The Muslim League, Muhammad Ali
Jinnah, supported the war in return
Pakistan, a separate Muslim state.
The Congress Working committee had
passed a resolution for war against
Fascism at Wardha in September 1939
and freedom in return.
Gandhi had not supported this initiative
as believer in non-violent resistance.
4. The Cripps mission was an
attempt in late March 1942 to
secure Indian cooperation and
support for war.
Cripps offered immediate self-
government and eventual
independence in return.
The Congress was divided
upon its response to India's entry
intoWW2.
But the mission fails.
5. Contemporary condition of congress in
1940
Due to the price hike of daily used commodities
,common people was loosing their trust on congress.
Due to active participation of Netaji ,the congress
was loosing their popularity.
To boost up their party, they shown their activeness
through quit India movement.
6. Resolution for immediate
independence
The Congress Working Committee
meeting at Wardha (14 July, 1942)
adopted a resolution demanding
complete independence from the
British government.
It proved to be controversial within
the party.
On August 8, 1942 the Quit India
Resolution was passed at the Bombay
session of the All India Congress
Committee(AICC).
7. Gandhi's Quit India speech
In his Quit India speech on 8th
Aug at Gowalia Tank, Bombay,
Gandhi told Indians to follow
non-violent civil disobedience.
Gandhi called "an orderly British
withdrawal" from India and told
the Cong leader to Do or Die.
He advised for the Hindu-
Muslim unity.
8. 'Quit India' movement,1stphase
On 9th August, eminent Congress
leaders like Mahatma Gandhi,
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad etc
were arrested.
The All India Congress was
declared unlawful associations
and banned it.
The assembly of public meetings
were prohibited.
Gandhiji requested for non-
violence movement once again in
jail.
9. 'Quit India' movement,2nd phase
The arrest of Gandhi and the
Congress leaders led to mass
demonstrations throughout
India.
Next it became a terrorist
movement .
The British swiftly
responded with mass
detentions.
.
11. Women in the Quit India Movement
Gandhiji referred woman “as
disciplined soldiers of Indian
freedom“.
Usha Mehta set up a radio
transmitter, called the `Voice of
Freedom` to disseminate
information in quit India
movement.
Matangini Hazra,Aruna Asaf
Ali, Sucheta Kripalani
12. Quit India Movement in Bengal
Large numbers of peasant
joined in protesting
against taxes, landholders
and british.
Matangini Hazra stepped
forward capturing the
court and the police
station on September 29
the people of Tamluk sub-
division.
The national govt was
built by Satish Samanta at
Tamluk.
13. Opposition to Quit India
Hindu Mahasabha andThe
Communist Party of India
strongly opposed the Quit India
movement.
The Muslim League opposed
Quit India.
Many Indian businessmen were
profiting from heavy wartime and
did not support Quit India.
The nationalists had very little
international support.
The lack of leadership.
14. Conclusion
The quit India movement is one of the most
important event in the history of Indian freedom
struggle aginst British.
Though the movement was unable to achieve
freedom but it succeed to compel the British
government to quit India.
The British government also realizes that the time
had came to quit India.