INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The immediate cause for the movement was the collapse of Cripps Mission. The British assumption of unconditional support from India to the British in World War II was not taken well by the Indian National Congress.

Detailed explanation-2: -The immediate cause of the Quit India movement was the collapse of Cripps Mission. The INC did not grant unconditional support to the Britishers during World War II as was assumed by the Britishers. The feeling of nationalism and self-rule had gained popularity among the Indian masses.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cripps Mission was a failure as it failed to give confidence to the Congress about Britain’s intentions (which were not sincere in any case). Neither did the Indian leadership offer support to Britain’s war effort. In the same year, Congress started the Quit India Movement in the wake of the mission’s failure.