India and the First World War

Why did the relocation of the Indian infantry divisions end in disaster?

Answer:

They were badly led and under-equipped - Indian industry was not yet geared up to the production of weapons of vehicles. 

In December 1915, two infantry divisions were withdrawn from France and sent to serve in the Middle East. Why?

Answer: Indians were suffering from low morale and the War Office feared that they could not survive another winter on the Western Front - better suited to the climate of the Middle East. 

What happened to the Lahore division at the Second Battle of Ypres?

Why didn't the Allies divert supplies from Europe to help the Indian troops?

At what location was the British forced besieged at in December 1915?

On what date did the British force eventually surrender to the Turks?

·       Two Indian cavalry divisions remained on the Western Front until March 1918 when they were transferred to Palestine to take part in operations against the who?

Indian regiments provided what percentage of the Allied fighting force at Neuve Chapelle?

On what date did the first Indian expeditionary force reach Marseilles?

How do we know (specific example needed) that Indian soldiers felt that the empire or the king was a worthy cause to fight for?/

Why did Gandhi think it was important for Indians to show support for the British war effort?

What was the name of the hospital ship commissioned by the 27 princely states for the British?

How many of the largest princely states put their armies at the disposal of the British?

The first Indian expeditionary force was made up of how many Indian troops? (Nearest answer wins)

Where were they (IEF) going to?

Where did the first Indian expeditionary force embark from on the 24th August 1914?

How many British troops were in the first Indian expeditionary force? (Nearest answer wins).

·        By the end of the war in November 1918, what number of Indians had been recruited into combatant and non-combatant roles?

By the end of the war, Indian revenues had contributed over how much (in pounds) to the Allied war effort?

Roughly how much of this was made up of war loans? (not looking for a figure - want a percentage)

·        Even the leader of the extremist faction in Congress, declared his loyalty. Who was this leader?

·        By November 1918, how many Indians had enlisted as combatants in addition to those already serving in 1914 when the First World War began?

How many Indian soldiers died in WW1?

·        The average Indian battalion comprised of how many men?

·        The war did benefit many (not just profiteers and speculators). Indian manufacturing industries, particularly cotton, iron, steel, sugar, engineering and chemicals expanded to replace goods normally imported. What happened to the dividends of shareholders?

Most ordinary people in India felt the negative effects of war through what? there are 4  main effects - name 2 to get the points.

*about loved ones away fighting

4: rising prices

Prices of food grain rose by what percentage?

Prices of Indian-made goods rose by what percentage?

The price of imported goods  rose by what %?

IWhy was it fortunate for the Raj that any outbreaks were only sporadic?

Answer : with only one British battalion left in India by March 1915, any outbreaks would have been difficult to contain.