role of india in world war i
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Role Of India In World War I
India and World War OneIndia played a significant part in World War One. However, India’s part in the war is frequently overlooked as a result of the horrors experienced in trench warfare
and by Europe’s tendency to home in on battles such as those fought at the Somme and Verdun, which many assume only Europeans fought in.
The First World War:
•War involving nearly all the nations of the world
•1914-1918
What?
When?
The First World War:• Who?
GermanyAustria-HungaryOttoman EmpireBulgaria
RussiaFranceGreat BritainItalyJapanUnited States (1917)
Central Powers:
Allies:
The First World War:• Where?
IN LAYMAN TERMS,
The Indian Army during World War I
contributed a number of
divisions and independent
brigades to the European,
Mediterranean and the Middle East
theatres of war in World War I.
The Indian Corps won 13,000 medals for
gallantry including 12 Victoria Crosses.
Khudadad Khan won the Corps first Victoria Cross.
Some of the weapons used in
World War 1 by the Indian Soldiers
Including weapon deadly technology was
used• Machine guns• Grenades• Submarines• Poison Gas• Airplanes• Tanks,etc.
In all 37 million people were
killed in the war including
military and civilians. In
total,800,000 Indian troops
fought in all the theatres of the war with 1½
million volunteering to
fight.
One million Indian troops served overseas during the war, of these 62,000 died and another 67,000 were wounded. In total, 74,187
Indian soldiers died in World War.
Within the provincial
governments, ministers of education, health and
public works could be Indians
nationals.
By the end of the war 26,000 men had served overseas on Imperial Service. About 1 millions Indians were given the right to vote.
First, the World War I ended up with the defeat of the Central Powers under
the leadership of Germany.
Second, the World War I also saw the collapse of four Empires-German,
Austrian, Turkish and Russian.
What was the result of the world war I?• Third, the World War I paved the way for the
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.
• Fourth, Russia withdrew from the War by signing the Treaty of Breast-Litovsk by which
she had to accept harsh terms dictated by Germany.
• Fifth, another important result of the World War I was the triumph of democracy in Europe. Democratic governments were
established in different countries of Europe.
• Sixth, as a result of the World War I the trade-union movement started in different
countries at a large scale. The labour became actively conscious about their rights.
In the Nutshell,
“In my opinion, I think that our Indian soldiers had done a lot for our country. We should be proud of them and wish that in
future also we get saviors like them.”
LET US ALL STAND AND SALUTE OUR
INDIAN ARMY
THANK YOU:
CREATED BY – CHARU SAHRAWAT &TEJASWANI GOEL