Question

How the first world war helped in growth ofnational 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 called 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.