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Sir Stafford Cripps' Mission was an attempt in late March of 1942 by the British War Cabinet to secure Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. Led by Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, the majority Indian National Congress and its supporters were engaged in a program of non-violent resistance aimed at securing an independent Indian state. Cripps was empowered to negotiate the post-war creation of one or several Dominions which would owe common allegiance to the crown but be otherwise independent. The effort was perceived by the leaders of the Congress Party as an empty promise which could be delayed and rescinded after support had already been rendered. For their part, the British were unwilling to completely and immediately cease all political control over the subcontinent. This difference of opinion culminated on 8August when the leadership of the Congress Party issued the Quit India resolution, and were subsequently arrested and imprisoned. This article is about the year. ...
Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ...
Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, JavÄharlÄl NehrÅ«) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was an important leader of the Indian Independence Movement and the Indian National Congress, and became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its independence on August 15, 1947. ...
Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I), abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ...
The Quit India Movement (Bharat chhodo) was a call for immediate independence of India from British rule. ...
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The Rt Hon. Sir Stafford Cripps The Right Honourable Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (April 24, 1889 - April 21, 1952), British Labour politician, was born in London, the son of a Conservative member of the House of Commons who late in life, as Lord Parmoor, joined the Labour Party. ...
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