How had the 'First World War' created economic problems in India? Explain...
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The First World War created a new economic and political situation in India. It led to huge increase in defence expenditure which was Financed by war loans and increasing taxes custom duties were raised and income tax was introduced. ... v Spread of influenza epidemic caused death of 12 to 13 million people in India.
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ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ 'ғɪʀsᴛ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀʀ' ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ? ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ
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(ɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 1sᴛ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀʀ, ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇɴᴅɪᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 1sᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴅᴡᴀʀ
(ɪɪ)ᴛʜᴇʏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇD ᴛᴀxᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ɪᴍᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴀx ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴀx.
(ɪɪɪ)ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇʀs ᴛᴏ sᴜᴘᴘʟʏ sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇʀs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴɢʀʏ
(ɪᴠ)ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴄʀᴏᴘs ғᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ғᴀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇᴘɪᴅᴇᴍɪᴄs ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴢᴀ
(ᴠ)ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ, ᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀɴɢʀʏ. 12-13 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪsʜᴇᴅ