10 Questions
What was the result of the huge increase in defence expenditure during the war years?
Rising prices and extreme hardship for the common people
What was the impact of forced recruitment in rural areas during the war years?
It caused widespread anger
What caused acute shortages of food in many parts of India in 1918-19 and 1920-21?
Crop failures
What was the outcome of the war loans and increasing taxes to finance defence expenditure?
Customs duties were raised and income tax introduced
What was the consequence of the influenza epidemic in India?
Accompanied acute shortages of food
Who started the movement Satyagraha in India in 1915?
Mahatma Gandhi
What was the emphasis of Satyagraha according to Mahatma Gandhi?
The power of truth and the need to search for truth
What was the impact of the introduction of income tax and doubled custom duties between 1913 and 1918?
Led to a very difficult life for common people
Who suggested a new mode of struggle in response to the difficult economic and political situation after 1919?
Mahatma Gandhi
What situation in India was exacerbated by the 1918-19 crop failures and an influenza epidemic?
Shortage of food
Test your knowledge of the post-1919 national movement with this quiz. Explore the expansion of the movement into new areas and social groups, and its evolving modes of struggle. Understand the implications of these developments in the context of the new economic and political situation following the war.
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