Name any four colonial powers of the 19th century.
(i) Britain (ii) USA
(iii) France (iv) Germany
Why was there a need for clearing lands in Britain during the nineteenth century ? Explain any three reasons.
[CBSE Comp. (D) 2008]
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.
“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]
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.
India played a crucial role in the late 19th century world economy”. Explain. [CBSE 2014]
Till the 1870's meat was an expensive luxury beyond the reach of the European poor”. Give reason.
Name the economist who thought that India gold exports during the Great Depression of 1929 promoted global economic recovery.
Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the colonisation of the Americas.
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.
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]
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]
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]
‘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)]
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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]
What steps were taken by the British government to improve agriculture in West Punjab ?
Name the disease which had terrifying impact on people's livelihoods and local economy of Africa during 1890's.
How was the income received from trade surplus with India used by Britain ? [CBSE 2008 (D)]
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 ?
"European conquests produced many painful economic, social and ecological changes through which the colonised societies were brought into the world economy."Explain. [CBSE 2015]