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How did the first world war help in growth of national movement in india |
| Answer» The First World War created a new economic and political situation. It led to ahuge increase in defence expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes. Custom duties were raise and income tax was introduced.Through the war years prices increased leading to extreme hardships for the common mass. Villages were called upon for supply of soldiers. Forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger. Acute shortages of food due to failure of crops in several parts of India in 1918-19 and 1920-21 made the life of the common people miserable. People hoped that their hardships would end after the war was over. But that did not happen. All this helped in the growth of the national movement in the country. | |