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State three results of the First World War.
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What part did India play in the First World War, and what did Indians expect in return?
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Answer
India supplied over a million soldiers who fought in France, Mesopotamia and East Africa, and large sums of money and quantities of material. Indians expected that this loyalty would be rewarded with self-government within the Empire.
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Explanation
The Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919 fell far short of the expectation, and the Rowlatt Act followed.
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