Question :How was the social and political situation of India affected by the First World War? Explain
The correct answer is-
The war created a new economic and political situation.
ii. 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.
iii. Through the war years prices increased – doubling between 1913 and 1918 –leading to
extreme hardship for the common people.
iv. Villages were called upon to supply soldiers, and the forced recruitment in rural areas
caused widespread anger.
v. Crops failed in many parts of India, resulting in acute shortages of food.
vi. This was accompanied by an influenza epidemic. Million people perished as a result of
famines and the epidemic.
vii. Any other relevant point
