Quit India Movement

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?India
2. What is the main city?Bombay (now Mumbai)
3. Why did Mahatma Gandhi say "Do or Die" during the Quit India Movement?Gandhi said "Do or Die" to encourage everyone to keep fighting for freedom and to show that India wanted its own government.
4. How did the British government react to the Quit India Movement?The British arrested many people, including Gandhi, and tried to stop the movement by breaking up the Congress and putting leaders in jail.

All India Congress Committee: The highest decision-making body of the Indian National Congress party.
Cripps Mission: A 1942 British attempt to secure Indian cooperation during WWII, offering limited self-governance.
Viceroy: The representative of the British Crown in India, holding significant executive power.
Civil Disobedience: The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of a government.