The failure of the Cripps Mission brought about a distinct change in the attitude of the Congress, which was now asking the British to quit India. In this context answer the following questions:

(a) What did the Quit India Resolution say?

(b) What was the Impact or Significance of the Movement?
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Mention any four consequences of the 1942 Movement.

(a) The Congress Working Committee met at Wardha in July, 1942.

1. It adopted a long resolution, that came to be known as the Quit India Resolution.
2. It demanded that "British rule in India must end immediately".
3. The All-India Congress Committee met at Mumbai to consider the Resolution.
4. After lengthy discussion it was passed on 8 August, 1942.
5. The Resolution said, "No future promises or guarantees can affect the present situation. Only the glow of freedom can now release that energy and enthusiasm of millions of people which will immediately transform the nature of the War."
6. If this demand was not conceded, the Congress declared its resolve to start a mass struggle on non-violent lines under Gandhiji's leadership.

(b) Four consequences of the 1942 Movement were as follows-

1. The 1942 Movement was an important landmark in India's struggle for freedom. It was by far a very serious uprising that saw disturbances practically all over India.
2. The Movement was symbolic of a new confidence that the people had attained. It warned the British that they were not wanted in India. It aroused among people a spirit of total sacrifice.
3. There was nothing to stop Indians from attaining their freedom. It was just a matter of time. The Movement hastened the British decision to quit India.
4. In the history of British rule in India, no such revolt had occurred earlier. The youngest of the generations (school children), the youths (college and university students) and an older generation of experienced politicians, they all had joined in the struggle for Independence. In the Quit India Movement the Indian Revolution reached its climax.