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Revision note: Provincial Ministries, the Second World War and the Quit India Movement (1935–1944)


  • 1937 elections: Congress majority in 5, ministries in 8 provinces; League ~109 of 482 Muslim seats
  • Ministries 1937–39: civil liberties, tenancy laws, Wardha basic education; CSP 1934; AIKS 1936
  • Bose: Haripura 1938, Tripuri 1939, resigned, Forward Bloc 1939
  • War 3 Sep 1939; ministries resigned Oct–Nov 1939; Day of Deliverance 22 Dec 1939
  • Lahore Resolution 23 Mar 1940 (Fazlul Huq); August Offer 1940; Individual Satyagraha (Vinoba first)
  • Cripps Mission Mar 1942: dominion status, CA after war, provincial opt-out
  • Quit India: Bombay 8 Aug 1942, "Do or Die"; arrests 9 Aug; Usha Mehta radio; Ballia, Tamluk, Satara parallel govts
Revision card summarising Provincial Ministries, the Second World War and the Quit India Movement (1935–1944)
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