Step 1: Identify the period: 1918 sits at the transition between the World War I period and the post-war intensification of the Indian freedom struggle.
Final Answer: World War I ended with the Armistice on 11 November 1918; in India, this year also saw the Rowlatt (Sedition) Committee submit its report, paving the way for the repressive Rowlatt Act of 1919.