Question

the first world war was mainly fought in Europe. but it's importance was felt in India too. explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

India was not indifferent in that chaos, demographically the event was happening in Europe, though we were with masters of that time (British), 367 million pounds were taken out from our economy, and 138,608 Indian soldiers were part of this. The impact was significant, some of the points are as follows:

Explanation:

• The First World War led to a huge rise in the defense expenditure of the Government of India.

• The government in turn increased taxes on individual incomes and business profits.

• Increased military expenditure and the demands for war supplies led to the sharp rise in prices which badly affected the common mass