What is the impact of the first World war on India?
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The War created a new economic and political situation :(i) 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.(ii) Through the war years, prices increased – doubling between 1913 and 1918 – leading to extreme hardships for the common people.(iii) Villagers were called upon to supply soldiers, and the forced recruitment in rural areas caused widespread anger