Question

Explain the following statement with reason.

India had to participate in both the world wars.

Answer 1

1. During the two world wars, India was a British colony. Therefore, India did not have the right to make its own decision.
2. Whether India wanted to or not, England forced India to join the war.
3. India co-operated in the war in the form of money, food grains, clothes and ammunition required by the British for the war.
4. During the two world wars, India sent a large number of troops to the battlefield.
   India had no war with Germany or Turkey; But being a colony of England, India had to participate in both the world wars.