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What was the Quit India Movement?

The Quit India Movement was a mass protest launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942. This movement demanded an immediate end to the British raj in India. Although the Quit India Movement was not successful in bringing British rule to an end, it was the final mass campaign of the Indian Independence Movement. The movement was characterized by widespread public determination to achieve freedom.