Question

how did the 1st world war help in the growth of national movement in india​

Answer 1

The first world war created a new economic and political situation.

# It led to a huge increase in defence expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes : customs duties were raised and income tax introduced.

#Through the war years prices increased leading to extreme hardship for the common people

# Villagers were callled upon to supply soldiers and the forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger.

# Crops failed in many parts of India, resulting in acute shortage of food.

# This was accompanied by an influenza epidemic.

# 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic.

Answer 2

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• The First World War created a new economic and political situation by leading to huge expenditures in defence which were to be financed by increasing taxes and raising custom duties.
• Crop failures and spread of influenza epidemic led to widespread hardships.
• Muslims were disenchanted with the treatment meted out to Ottoman Empire by the imperial powers. This led to a groundswell of support for non-cooperation.
• The business classes reacted against policies that restricted their business.