People learned self-reliance because they had to...是什么意思？

People learned self-reliance because they had to...

人们被迫学会了自力更生。

people

n. 人，人类，居民，人民，种族；vt. 居住于，布满，使住满人，在…殖民，把动物放养在；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

learned

adj. 有学问的，博学的，学术上的，精通某门学问的；v. 学习(learn的过去式和过去分词)，得知；

例句
They have learned the lessons of business management theory, and put them into action.
他们不仅学习了商业管理理论方面的课程，并且学以致用。

because

conj. 因为；

例句
5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。