Question

How was India affected by first world war ​

Answer 1

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Indian troops were ready for battle before most other troops in the dominions. Indian troops were on the Western Front by the winter of 1914 and fought at the first Battle of Ypres. By the end of 1915, they had sustained many casualties.  Such was the cost of the war, that India's economy was pushed to near bankruptcy.

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Answer 2

Answer:

(i) The First World War led to a huge rise in the defence expenditure of the Government of India. The government in turn increased taxes on individual incomes and business profits.

(i) The First World War led to a huge rise in the defence expenditure of the Government of India. The government in turn increased taxes on individual incomes and business profits.(ii) Increased military expenditure and the demands for war supplies led to the sharp rise in prices which badly affected the common mass.