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# What was the immediate cause of Quit India Movement?

What was the [immediate cause](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38882/what-was-the-immediate-cause-for-the-launch-of-the-swadeshi-movement) of Quit [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34637/who-is-the-ceo-of-forbes-india) [Movement](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51333/what-was-the-purpose-of-the-americanization-movement)?

## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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The [immediate](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96807/tadarise-immediate-informal-solution-of-ed-in-men) cause of the **Quit India Movement** was the **participation** of the **Indian soldiers** in the **World War II**. The Indian troops were forced to participate in the World War II and **Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi)** and **other leaders** of the **Indian National Congress** protested against this move by the **British Empire**. **Lord Linlithgow** the **British Governor-General of India** made the Indian soldiers part of the World War II without any consultation of the Congress leaders. The leaders of the **All India Muslim League** supported the war and thus resulted in the division of the Indian National Congress. The **India August Movement** or the Quit India Movement was launched on **8th August 1942** during the World War II at the **Bombay session** of the **All-India Congress Committee** by Mahatma Gandhi with the **demand** of immediate end of the British Rule in India.

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On **8th August 1942** at the **Gowalia Tank Maidan**, in his **quit India speech**, Mahatma Gandhi called for **‘Do or Die’** notion. A **mass protest** was launched by the All-India Congress Committee with the **motto** of **‘Jai Hind’** and majority of the leaders were put behind bars hours after the speech by Mahatma Gandhi. Several incidences of violence broke out through the country. However, with the support of the **All-India Muslim League**, the **British Indian Army**, the **Indian Civil Service**, the **Indian Imperial Police**, the **Indian businessmen** and the **Viceroy’s Council (consisting of Indians in majority)** the British Empire refused to grant immediate independence to India giving the reason that independence can only be granted after the end of the World War II.

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Many **Indian leaders** were imprisoned until **1945** and the Quit India movement was effectively crushed. The **main reason** behind the **failure** of the Quit India Movement was weak co-ordination, heavy-handed suppression and lack of a clear-cut programme of action.

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