Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the colonisation of the Americas.
The Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonisation of America was decisively under way by the mid-sixteenth century. European conquest was not just a result of superior firepower. In fact, the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors was not a conventional military weapon at all. It was the germs such as those of smallpox that they carried on their person. Because of their long isolation, America's original inhabitants had no immunity against these diseases that came from Europe.
Smallpox in particular proved a deadly killer. Once introduced, it spread deep into the continent, ahead even of any Europeans reaching there. It killed and decimated whole communities, paving the way for conquest and colonization.
"Food offers many examples of long distance cultural exchange."Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2011]
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Assess with examples the contribution of food to the process of globalisation of the early periods. [CBSE 2012]
Explain the three types of movements or flows within international economic exchange. Find one example of each type of flow which involved India and Indians, and write a short account of it.
India played a crucial role in the late 19th century world economy”. Explain. [CBSE 2014]
How was the income received from trade surplus with India used by Britain ? [CBSE 2008 (D)]
Name any two countries which became major supplier of wheat during the First World War.
Why China and other Asian countries became attractive destination for investment by foreign MNC's ?
In the. 19th century, all over the world more than 150 million people migrated from one country to another.’ Explain the factors responsible for this migration.
Define the term ‘Trade Surplus’. How was the income received from trade surplus with India used by Britain? [CBSE 2010, 2012, 2011]
What were the main reasons for the attraction of Europeans to Africa ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2014]
Name any two world institutions which were established under the Bretton Woods. Also mention one objective of each.
Why were the Corn Laws scrapped ? Explain any three reasons.[CBSE Comp. (D) 2008, 2009 (F), Sept. 2011]
Explain the impact of the Great Depression on the Indian economy. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2014]
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Explain the impact of the Great Depression on Indian farmers in the early twentieth century. [CBSE 2009 (F), Sept. 2012]
Give three examples to show that the world changed with the discovery of new sea routes to America. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011, 2012]
Why thousands of people fled Europe for America in the 19th century ?
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Why did thousands of people flee away from Europe to America in the 19th century ? Give any three reasons. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
India played a crucial role in the late 19th century world economy.” Explain by giving an example.
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What was the importance of the Indian trade for the Britishers ?
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How did India play a crucial role in the nineteenth century world economy ? Explain with examples. [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008]
Mention any two factors which were responsible for price rise of food grains in Britain in the late 18th century.
Till the 1870's meat was an expensive luxury beyond the reach of the European poor”. Give reason.
Name the disease which had terrifying impact on people's livelihoods and local economy of Africa during 1890's.
Name any two world institutions which were established under the Bretton Woods. Also mention one objective of each. [CBSE 2014]
What do you know about the Great Depression ? Explain the major factors responsible for the Great Depression. [CBSE 2008 (F), Sept. 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013]
What is NIF.O ?
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Why did Group 77 countries demand a New International Economic Order ? Explain. [CBSE 2009 (D). Sept, 2010]
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Why did most of the developing countries organise themselves as a group the Group of 77 (G-77) ? [CBSE 2012)