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World wars and India's Role

Karnataka Board · Class 10 · Social Science

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World War I (1914-1918)

  • Causes: Industrial rivalry, competition for colonies, extreme militarization, alliance formations
  • Two major alliance groups: Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia) vs Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)
  • Immediate cause: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914
2

Rise of Dictators

  • Hitler in Germany: Rose from Chancellor to Fuhrer after Hindenberg's death
  • Nazi philosophy: Aryan race supremacy, anti-Semitism, extreme nationalism
  • Holocaust: Mass murder of 6 million Jews and over 1 crore civilians
3

World War II (1939-1945)

  • Started: September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany attacked Poland
  • Two groups: Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) vs Allied Powers (Britain, France, Russia, later USA)
  • Key events: Fall of Western Europe, Hitler's attack on Soviet Russia (1941), Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad victory (1942)
4

India's Role in World Wars

  • WWI: 1.5 million Indian soldiers participated, massive material support provided
  • Animal support: 172,815 animals including horses, camels, bullocks, mules
  • Military supplies: 7 crore small arms, 6 lakh rifles, 41.9 million garments

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A global conflict caused by EuropeanAfter World War IThe most destructive war in humanIndia provided crucial support to BritainA cavalry regiment from Mysore state

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