Explanation: It was in 1942 when the world was going through the havoc caused by World War II. India too was facing the heat and after the Cripps Mission had failed, and on 8 August Mahatma Gandhi made a Do or Die call through the Quit India movement. Large protests and demonstrations were held all over the country. However, as the movement didn't get too much support from the outside, it was crushed and the British refused to grant immediate Independence, saying that it could happen only after the war had ended. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from and from