History

The Making of a Global World

Question:

Name any two world institutions which were established under the Bretton Woods. Also mention one objective of each.

Answer:

(i) International Monetary Fund.
(ii) World Bank.

Objective :
(a) IMF To deal with external surpluses and deficits o! its member nations.
(b) IBRD – To finance post-war reconstruction.

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The Making of a Global World

Q 1.

When and why was indentured labour migration abolished ?

Q 2.

What is difference between international momentary system and the Bretton Woods system?

Q 3.

Give a brief account on Indian Bankers and Traders.

Q 4.

Give two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability.

Q 5.

What were silk routes ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 6.

What at the factors which transformed 19th century world ?

Q 7.

The decision of MNCs to relocate production to Asian countries.

Q 8.

What are canal colonies' ?

Q 9.

What were the crucial influences that shaped post-war ( II World War) reconstruction?

Q 10.

What were Corn Laws ? Why these Laws were abolished ?

Q 11.

Why was there a need for clearing lands in Britain during the nineteenth century ? Explain any three reasons.
[CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]

Q 12.

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.

Q 13.

Write a short note on Sir Henry Morton Stanley.

Q 14.

“The example of indentured labour migration from India and other parts of the world illustrates the two-sided nature of the 19th century"world.” Explain by giving examples.
Or
Why 19th century indentured has been described as a ‘new system of slavery’ ? Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012, 2014]

Q 15.

What was the impact of the Great Depression on USA ? Explain. [CBSE 2013]

Q 16.

What were the impacts of the Bretton Woods system ? Explain.

Q 17.

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.

Q 18.

India played a crucial role in the late 19th century world economy”. Explain. [CBSE 2014]

Q 19.

Mention any four factors responsible for indentured labour.

Q 20.

Mention the impact of the First World War on agricultural economies.

Q 21.

Who discovered America ?

Q 22.

Till the 1870's meat was an expensive luxury beyond the reach of the European poor”. Give reason.

Q 23.

Name the technology which enabled the transportation of perishable foods over.

Q 24.

Who was indentured labourer ?

Q 25.

"The First World War was the first modern industrial war". Justify the answer.

Q 26.

The First World War was a war like no other before. Justify.

Q 27.

Which was the world's first mass produced car?

Q 28.

Name the economist who thought that India gold exports during the Great Depression of 1929 promoted global economic recovery.

Q 29.

What were the limitations of IMF and the World Bank ? Mention any two.

Q 30.

Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the colonisation of the Americas.

Q 31.

What is mass production and mass consumption?

Q 32.

Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the 17th century, choosing one example from Asia, and one from the America.

Q 33.

By 1890, a global agricultural economy had taken shape.' Explain by giving example.
Or
Describe any three changes in the global agricultural economy after 1890. [CBSE 2014]

Q 34.

Explain the impact of the First World War on Britain.
Or
How did the First World War change the economic life of the people in Britain ? Explain. [CBSE 2008 (D)]
Or
Describe in brief the world economic conditions of the post First World War period. [CBSE 2010 (D), Sept. 2012, 2013]

Q 35.

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]

Q 36.

‘The First World War was modern industrial war’. Explain.
Or
Explain how the First World War was so horrible a war like none other before. [CBSE 2010 (0)]
Or
How far is it correct to say that "The First World Wax was the First modem industrial war”? Explain. [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 37.

Define Rinderpest. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011, 2012]

Q 38.

Name some of the important food items which travelled from far away places to India.

Q 39.

What steps were taken by the British government to improve agriculture in West Punjab ?

Q 40.

Why most of the borders of African countries run straight ?

Q 41.

Name the disease which had terrifying impact on people's livelihoods and local economy of Africa during 1890's.

Q 42.

Why were European attracted to Africa in die late 19th century ? Give one reason.

Q 43.

What were the main destinations of Indian indentured migrants ?

Q 44.

What is the meaning of ‘cultural fusion’? Give two examples.

Q 45.

How was the income received from trade surplus with India used by Britain ? [CBSE 2008 (D)]

Q 46.

What was Henry Ford's best cost cutting decision ?

Q 47.

Which two crucial influences, shaped post-war reconstruction ?

Q 48.

Name any two world institutions which were established under the Bretton Woods. Also mention one objective of each. [CBSE 2014]

Q 49.

What was the main aim of the post-war international economic system in the world ?

Q 50.

Why China and other Asian countries became attractive destination for investment by foreign MNC's ?