ICSE Class 10 Answered

Following are five important factors that underline the impact of the Quit India Movement:

1. It demonstrated the depth of the nationalist feeling that had penetrated the Indian hinterland and the people’s great capacity for struggle and sacrifice for political freedom.
2. The movement made it clear that the British would no longer be able to rule India against the wishes of Indians.
3. It was a major mass uprising in the history of India. All communities like the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Parsis participated in it. Also, the people of the Princely States played an active role.
4. The Quit India Movement strengthened the Congress Socialist Party due to its important role in the sustenance of the movement. Its leader Jai Prakash Narayan became almost a legendary figure and the party continued it underground movement till 1944.
5. After the suppression of the Quit India Movement, the Constitutional question remained dormant till the close of the War in 1945.