“The Quit India Movement genuinely a mass movement”. Justify.
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The Quit India Movement genuinely was a mass movement
(i) Failure of Cripps Mission led to the launch of Quit India Movement in August 1942 for the liquidation of British imperialism. (ii) Dissatisfaction from the Govt. of India 1935. (iii) Gandhi ji and other important leaders were arrested and jailed.
The Quit India Movement genuinely was a mass movement
(i) Failure of Cripps Mission led to the launch of Quit India Movement in August 1942 for the liquidation of British imperialism.
(ii) Dissatisfaction from the Govt. of India 1935.
(iii) Gandhi ji and other important leaders were arrested and jailed.
(iv) The mass movement was left to the young people of India.
(v) Younger activists organised strikes and acts of sabotage.
(vi) Brought into the movement hundreds of Indians.
(vii) Socialist members like Jayaprakash Narayan were very active in the underground resistance.
(viii) ‘Independent’ govt. Was proclaimed in many districts like Satara, Medinipur,etc.
(ix) British used force to suppress the movement but failed
(x) Thousands of ordinary citizens joined the Movement
(xi) Young people participated in large numbers
(xii) Muslim League was working on expanding its base.
(xiii) In 1944, Gandhi was released from jail.