Consequences of the first world war for India and Indian National movement included 1 Huge increase ...........

Modern Indian History 1905-1920

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Consequences of the first world war for India and Indian National movement included:

1. Huge increase in defence expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes.

2. Customs duties were lowered to zero to import cheap British products in India.

3. The Rowlatt Act was repealed.

4. The Indian industries were rejuvenated as demand for industrial goods during the WW-I increased.

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The 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.However, the urban India faced a different situation. The Indian industries were rejuvenated as demand for industrial goods during the WW-I increased. The same industrialists lent support the nationalist by funding and indirect participation.