A Long and Illustrious History
In the First World War, more than a million soldiers from which country fought on behalf of Britain?
AIndia ✓
BAustralia
CCanada
DSouth Africa
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is India.
The whole Empire was involved in WWI — more than a million Indians fought on behalf of Britain, and around 40,000 were killed.
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