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    1. Quit India Movement
      1. Also known as August movement or Bharat chodo Andolan.
      2. It was an important Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress on August 8, 1942.
      3. It was launched during the Second World war when the Participation of British in the war has strained the resources of India and the threat of Japanese invasion was becoming real.
      4. The Movement demanded immediate end to the British Rule and to establish an independent and Sovereign nation.
      5. The famous slogan ‘Do or Die’ was given by Mahatma Gandhi during this particular movement urging the Indian people to act decisively and non-violently against British rule.
      6. The movement was met with an iron-hand by the British and key leaders were arrested overnight.
      7. The movement led to weaking of the British empire in India and hastened the progress towards declaration of India’s Independence.

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