Who discovered America ?
Christopher Columbus.
"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.
Define the term ‘Trade Surplus’. How was the income received from trade surplus with India used by Britain? [CBSE 2010, 2012, 2011]
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 ?
Why were the Corn Laws scrapped ? Explain any three reasons.[CBSE Comp. (D) 2008, 2009 (F), Sept. 2011]
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.
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 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]
Till the 1870's meat was an expensive luxury beyond the reach of the European poor”. Give reason.
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]
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]
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.
Name the disease which had terrifying impact on people's livelihoods and local economy of Africa during 1890's.
What is difference between international momentary system and the Bretton Woods system?
Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the colonisation of the Americas.