Question

HOW DID THE FIRST WORLD WAR HELP IN THE GROWTH OF THE NATIONLIST 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.

All the problems made the people more aggressive and determined to fight against the British.

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