Very Short Question and Answers - World War I and Nationalism

Britain increased defence expenditure during World War I because it needed more funds to support the war effort.

India contributed financially through increased taxes, such as higher customs duties and the introduction of income tax.

Custom duties were increased and income tax was introduced.

The burden fell most heavily on peasants and urban workers.

The war disrupted trade routes and led to less import and export of goods to and from India.

The prices of food grains and essential goods shot up, often doubling between 1913 and 1918.

No, the wages of workers did not increase proportionally to the rise in prices.

It caused great hardship and misery among the poor and middle class.

It refers to the coercive methods used by the British to recruit Indian soldiers for the war.

Families lost young men to the army, and villages lost vital labour needed for farming, leading to additional hardship.

The flu epidemic occurred in 1918–19.

It killed between 13 and 17 million people.

It led to mass deaths and further increased the misery and discontent among the population.

They realized they were sacrificing their lives and facing hardship without having any self-rule or say in governance.

Discontent led people to unite and demand independence, strengthening the nationalist movement.

Mahatma Gandhi led the mass movements.

It caused financial hardship, food shortages, forced recruitment, a deadly epidemic, and increased nationalist feelings.

Higher taxes increased people's hardship and resentment towards British rule, making them yearn for self-governance.

Price rise of essential goods and forced recruitment into the army.

The hardships, sacrifices, and lack of self-rule made people ready to support mass movements for independence.