History

The Making of a Global World

Question:

Colonialism during the late 19th century discuss.

Answer:

Trade flourished and markets expanded resulting in increased prosperity in the late nineteenth century. In many parts of the world, the expansion of trade and a closer relationship with the world economy also meant a loss of freedoms and livelihoods. European conquests in the late nineteenth-century produced many painful economic, social and ecological changes through which the colonised societies were brought into the world economy.
Rival European powers in Africa drew up the borders demarcating their respective territories. In 1885 the big European powers met in Berlin to complete the carving up of Africa between them. Britain and France made vast additions to their overseas territories in the late nineteenth century.
Belgium and Germany became new colonial powers. The US also became a colonial power in the late 1890s by taking over some colonies earlier held by Spain.
The impact of colonialism on the economy and livelihoods of colonised people was destructive.

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The Making of a Global World

Q 1.

Which two crucial influences, shaped post-war reconstruction ?

Q 2.

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

Q 3.

Name the movement launched by Gandhiji during the Great Depression of 1929.

Q 4.

Which two countries were among the world's richest until the 18th century ?

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

Why most of the borders of African countries run straight ?

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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)

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

Why were IMF and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development formed ?

Q 12.

What changed the world profoundly in the 19th century ?

Q 13.

“The First World War was fought between two power blocs” Explain.

Q 14.

Why did the inflow of fine Indian cotton begin to decline in the 19th century ?

Q 15.

Highlight three main features of life of African people before the coming of Europeans. [CBSE 2013]

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

Explain the consequences of the Second World War.
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Describe in brief the destruction caused during the Second World War. [CBSE 2010 (O), Sept. 2012]

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

What was the impact of germs on the America's original inhabitants ?

Q 20.

What at the factors which transformed 19th century world ?

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Name any two countries which became major supplier of wheat during the First World War.

Q 23.

What was mass production ? Who was pioneer of mass production ? [CBSE 2014]

Q 24.

The agricultural regions and communities were the worst affected by the Great Depression of 1929'. Give one reason.

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

What are canal colonies' ?

Q 27.

The pre-modern world shrank greatly in the 16th century.' Explain.

Q 28.

Explain indentured labour with lire help of an example.

Q 29.

The pre-modem world shrank greatly in the 16th century”. Why ?

Q 30.

What were the canal colonies ? Why and where they were set up ?

Q 31.

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

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

Write a brief note on the Irish Potato Famine'.

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

Who discovered America ?

Q 36.

What was Hosay ? What was its importance ?

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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 39.

Colonialism during the late 19th century discuss.

Q 40.

Write a short note on Sir Henry Morton Stanley.

Q 41.

What was the importance of Silk Routes ?
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How did Silk Routes link the world ? Explain with three suitable examples. [CBSE 2008 (D)]
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Explain any three characteristics of Silk Routes. [CBSE Comp. (D) 2008, Sept. 2010, 2012]
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Enumerate the importance of Silk Routes. [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 42.

What were the factors which were responsible for the end of the Bretton Woods system ?

Q 43.

Mention any four factors responsible for indentured labour.

Q 44.

"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]

Q 45.

Give a brief account on Indian Bankers and Traders.

Q 46.

What is mass production and mass consumption?

Q 47.

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]

Q 48.

What is globalisation ? [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012]

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

Name any four colonial powers of the 19th century.