Both World Wars had directly impacted economy of India, the reason we do not relate these wars for our impoverishment is that we had not participated in those wars directly, like we had in 1965, 1971 etc ( we look at a perspective for World Wars as British India not India)
First World war caused India to go nearly bankrupt and high casualties (half million people from India volunteered from India)
It led to the increase of huge rise in defense expenditure of British India, which in turn increased taxes from masses, with minimum left in hands for spending.
Less spending amount in turn affected handicrafts, artisans business and profitability where masses couldn’t afford much as their purchasing power had decreased gradually.
Great Depression 1929, mainly thought to caused due to war which also had its implications on Indian Economy.
British in order to increase exports, burdened artisans and handicraftsmen, where as over crowding Indian markets with cheap Manchester cloths and industrial made spindles.
Very high inflation
As agricultural sector crippled, sea trade was directly affected, in turn advocating the impoverishment of merchants.
It was like a law that served to separate separate black and white facilities in public schools
“Jim Crow era”, vigorous 89 years old, refers to the time when this practice took place. The most important laws required public schools and most public places (including trains and buses) to have separate facilities for whites and blacks. One could not confuse Jim Crow's Laws with the so-called Black Codes, which restricted the freedoms and civil rights of African Americans. The state-sponsored school segregation was declared unconstitutional in 1954. All other Jim Crow laws were repealed in 1964, by what he calls (Civil Rights Act), thus being able to say that there is no more Jim Crow racist system in the United States, where blacks, approximately 10% of its population.
Answer: I think that the meaning of this is that even though you basically hire people to be in an army (or navy) just like any other business. The difference is that the military force of a country can define that place making an army one of the most priceless parts of a country.