Question

How did the World War affect the forest of Java

Answer 1

This impact is stated in the points below 
(i) In India, the Forest Department cut trees freely to meet British war demands.
(ii) In Java, the Dutch followed ‘a scorched earth’ policy, just before the Japanese occupied the region.
(iii) The Japanese exploited the forests recklessly for their own war industries and forced forest dwellers to cut down forests.
(iv) Many villagers took this opportunity for the expansion of cultivation land by cutting down the forests. 
(v) After the war, it was difficult for the Indonesian forest service to get back this land.

Answer 2

The world wars had a major impact on forest:-

1. There was a reckless exploitation of forests for wars industries.

2. Durind the wars,colonoal government cut down trees to build their royal ship.

3. The british government cut freely trees to meet british war needs.