1 History & Culture · 1.5.6 Freedom and partition 1939–1947

1.5.6.4 Quit India movement 1942

The Quit India movement of August 1942 was the last great mass movement against British rule, a largely leaderless uprising after the arrest of the whole Congress leadership on 9 August.

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Key terms

  • Quit India
  • Do or Die
  • Gowalia Tank
  • Operation Zero Hour
  • Congress Radio
  • Ballia
  • Tamluk
  • Satara
  • Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Usha Mehta
  • Jayaprakash Narayan

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