Question

The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in _____.
A. Canada
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. America

Answer 1

Hint: It is also known as the 'Peninsula of Peninsulas'. It was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East. The Minoan civilization was the first community here.

Complete Answer:
- The Carnatic Wars refers to a sequence of military wars between the British East India Company and French East India Company along with the role performed by the Nawab of Carnatic and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
- The Carnatic wars emerged in the federation of political supremacy of British East India Company. The French company was reduced in the areas around Pondicherry only. A total of three wars were battled between 1745 and 1763.
- The first Carnatic war was fought between the English and French forces. It took place in between 1746-1748 in the Carnatic region of Southern India.
- The real reason for the war was the outset of the war of Austrian succession in 1740 in Europe, in which England and France found themselves in contrary camps. When the war began in Europe the English and the French companies prosecuted for peace in India and ordered their respective home governments accordingly.
- Canada is the area of extension of the Carnatic war. This option is incorrect.
- In September 1746, the French occupied the Madras almost without any resistance and the British were made prisoners of war. Thus, the first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in Europe.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note: The first Carnatic war ended in 1748 with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle which is also called as the Treaty of Aachen.
- It witnessed the French win a caravan of successes over their English rivals in the south of India.
- As a result of the first Carnatic war, Madras was given back to the English in trade for Louisburg in North America to France.
- Dupleix comprehended the supremacy of the European armies who used this objective to manipulate Indian princes and establish French sovereignty in South India.