Quit India Movement was launched in response to

1. The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress in August 1942, during World War II. 2. The most immediate context and trigger for the movement was the failure of the Cripps Proposals (Cripps Mission) in March-April 1942. 3. The Cripps Proposals offered Dominion Status after the war and allowed provinces to opt out of the proposed Indian Union, but failed to satisfy the demand for immediate transfer of effective power and complete independence. This was seen as inadequate by the Congress. 4. The failure of the Cripps Mission, coupled with the deteriorating war situation and the fear of a Japanese invasion, convinced the Congress leadership that a mass struggle was necessary to compel the British to leave India. 5. The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946), the Simon Commission Report (1930), and the Wavell Plan (1945) occurred at different times and were not the direct trigger for the Quit India Movement. 6. Therefore, the Quit India Movement was launched primarily in response to the failure of the Cripps Proposals.