How was the food problem solved in Britain after the scrapping of the ‘Corn Laws’ ? Explain. [CBSE 2009 (O)]
(i) Import of food : Through corn laws, various restrictions were imposed on the import of food but after the Corn Laws scrapped, food could be imported into Britain more cheaply than it could be produced within the country. Traders started importing cheap food from Eastern Europe, Russia, America and Australia.
(ii) Global agricultural economy : Large- scale import of foodgrains shaped way for global agricultural economy. Food no longer came from a nearby village or town, but from thousands of miles away. Large farms were created. These farms were linked by railways and roads.
(iii) Import from canal colonies : The British colonial government in India and other colonies built a network of irrigation canals to transform semi-desert wastes into fertile agricultural lands that could grow wheat and cotton for export to Britain.
Name the economist who thought that India gold exports during the Great Depression of 1929 promoted global economic recovery.
Explain the impact of the First World War on Britain.
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How did the First World War change the economic life of the people in Britain ? Explain. [CBSE 2008 (D)]
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Describe in brief the world economic conditions of the post First World War period. [CBSE 2010 (D), Sept. 2012, 2013]
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.
Highlight three main features of life of African people before the coming of Europeans. [CBSE 2013]
India played a crucial role in the late 19th century world economy”. Explain. [CBSE 2014]
What were the main sources of attraction for Europeans to come to Africa in the late nineteenth century ? How did they exploit their resources ? [CBSE 2010 (F)]
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]
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]
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]
Why China and other Asian countries became attractive destination for investment by foreign MNC's ?
What was the impact of the spread of rinderpest or the cattle plague on the African people ? Explain. [CBSE 2009 (O)]
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How did rinderpest change .the economy of the African society ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
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Explain the social impact of introduction of rinderpest in Africa.
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Describe briefly the effects of rinderpest in Africa in the 1890's. [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012, 2014]
How was the food problem solved in Britain after the scrapping of the ‘Corn Laws’ ? Explain. [CBSE 2009 (O)]
Explain the impacts of scrapping of the Corn Law. [CBSE Sept, 2010, 2014]
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What was the result of the abolishing of Corn Laws? [CBSE Sept, 2010, 2012]
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]