To negotiate a settlement between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.

To secure India's support for the Allied war effort.

To propose a plan for Indian independence.

To mediate between the British government and the Indian leaders.

Sir Stafford Cripps

Lord Wavell

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Dominion status for India after the war.

Complete independence for India after the war.

A united India with a strong central government.

A federation of Indian states with a weak central government.

Because it did not offer complete independence for India.

Because it did not address the issue of Pakistan.

Because it did not provide for a strong central government.

Because it did not include the Muslim League in the negotiations.

Because it did not offer a separate Muslim state.

Because it did not provide for a strong central government.

Because it did not include the Indian National Congress in the negotiations.

Because it did not address the issue of Hindu-Muslim unity.

It led to the Quit India Movement.

It strengthened the unity between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.

It resulted in the formation of the Interim Government.

It paved the way for the transfer of power from the British to the Indians.

1940

1942

1944

1946

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Abul Kalam Azad

Vallabhbhai Patel

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Liaquat Ali Khan

Abul Kalam Azad

Vallabhbhai Patel

The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League could not agree on the terms of the settlement.

The British government was not willing to grant complete independence to India.

The Cripps Mission did not have the authority to negotiate a settlement.

The Japanese invasion of Burma disrupted the negotiations.

It marked the beginning of negotiations between the British government and the Indian leaders.

It led to the formation of the Interim Government.

It paved the way for the transfer of power from the British to the Indians.

It resulted in the partition of India.

Dominion status for India after the war.

A Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution for India.

The right of the provinces to secede from the Indian Union.

The creation of a separate Muslim state.

It rejected the proposal because it did not offer complete independence for India.

It accepted the proposal and agreed to cooperate with the British war effort.

It proposed a counter-proposal that called for complete independence for India.

It launched a mass civil disobedience movement to protest the proposal.

It rejected the proposal because it did not offer a separate Muslim state.

It accepted the proposal and agreed to cooperate with the British war effort.

It proposed a counter-proposal that called for a separate Muslim state.

It launched a mass civil disobedience movement to protest the proposal.

It led to the Quit India Movement.

It strengthened the unity between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.

It resulted in the formation of the Interim Government.

It paved the way for the transfer of power from the British to the Indians.