QA Nationalism in india..
[4/27/2023, 17:14] Hema: Good Evening Chapter: The Nationalism in India Answer the following questions Q. Explain the impact of World War 1 in India. Ans. 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 - doubling between 1913 and 1918 - leading to extreme hardship for the common people. • Villages were called upon to supply soldiers, and the forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger. • Then in 1918-19 and 1920-21, crops failed in many parts of India, resulting in acute shortages of food. • This was accompanied by an influenza epidemic. • According to the census of 1921, 12 to 13 million people perished as a result of famines and the epidemic. Q. Explain the idea of Satyagraha according to Gandhiji. Answer: 1 Satyagraha emphasised truth...