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 callled 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.

The First World War Forced recruitment of soldiers bred resentment in villages.

The First World War created a new economic and political situation by leading to huge expenditures in defence which were to be financed by increasing taxes and raising custom duties.

Crop failures and spread of influenza epidemic led to widespread hardships.

Muslims were disenchanted with the treatment meted out to Ottoman Empire by the imperial powers. This led to a groundswell of support for non-cooperation.

The business classes reacted against policies that restricted their business.