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What changes affected the pattern of industrialisation in India by the first decade of the 20th century?

In the 20th century, there were a series of changes which affected the industrialization in India. They are:


• The export of Indian yarn to China declined in 1906.


• With the onset of WWI, British mills started producing goods to meet war demands. Indian industries flourished and it got a hold on its home market.


• The merchants and traders formed guilds to protect their interests, increase tariff and started to take control over trade.


• Indian industries also started to produce goods for war needs.


• The Swadeshi movement mobilized people to boycott the use of foreign goods.


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