Question

Explain the course of salt March.
what war the impact of first world war and second World War on India.

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Answer 1

Answer:

The Salt March, which took place from March to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to protest British rule in India. During the march, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast, a distance of some 240 miles.

(i) The First World War led to a huge rise in the defence expenditure of the Government of India. The government in turn increased taxes on individual incomes and business profits. (ii) Increased military expenditure and the demands for war supplies led to the sharp rise in prices which badly affected the common mass.

There were four major consequences of Second World War on India and they included high inflation which was on account of war expenditure, the value of Indian currency took a nose dive, economic imbalances due to currencies exchange problems and the development of exchange control.

Answer 2

1) The Salt March, which took place fromMarch to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to protest British rule in India. During the march, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast, a distance of some 240 miles

The first world war.

2) (i) The First World War led to a huge rise in the defence expenditure of the Government of India. ... (ii) Increased military expenditure and the demands forwar supplies led to the sharp rise in prices which badly affected the common mass. They found it difficult to fulfil even their essential need.

The world war 2

India's strategic location at the tip of the IndianOcean, its large production of armaments, and its huge armed forces played a decisive role in halting the progress of Imperial Japan in the South-East Asian theatre.