6 Questions
What caused extreme hardship for the common people during the war years?
Increase in prices
What was the main impact of the war on the economic situation?
An increase in defence expenditure and taxes
What resulted in acute shortages of food in many parts of India in 1918-19 and 1920-21?
Crop failure
What was the impact of the influenza epidemic according to the text?
Increase in death toll
Who returned to India in January 1915 and suggested a new mode of struggle?
Mahatma Gandhi
What major social movement is associated with the leader who returned to India in 1915?
The Non-Cooperation Movement
Explore the expansion of the national movement, the incorporation of new social groups, and the emergence of new modes of struggle after 1919. Understand the implications of these developments on the economic and political landscape, including the increase in defence expenditure, financing through war loans and taxes, and the impact on prices.
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