Question

2. Name the policy followed by the colonial government to supply soldiers during World War I.

Answer 1

Answer:

Forced Recruitments

Forced Recruitments was the policy followed by the colonial government to supply soldiers during World War I.

Answer 2

Forced recruitment is a process by which the colonial state forced people to join the army

Explanation:

• Forced recruitment was also adopted by the British when ruling India where they had recruited many able-bodied men to fight in the World War1.
• These people were not interested, however, men were forced, coerced, bribed & even bought by agents
• Over one million people were recruited from India, of which around 480000 people were recruited from the Punjab Province