Chapter
4.
The
Making of Global World.
Write in
brief 1. 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. 2. Explain how the
global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the colonization
of the Americas 3. Write a note to explain the effects of the following: a) The
British government's decision to abolish the Com Laws. b) The coming of rinderpest to Africa. c) The death of men of working - age in
Europe because of the World War. d) The
Great Depression on the Indian economy, e) The decision of MNCs to relocate
production to Asian countries. 4. Give
two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability
5. What is meant by the Bretton Woods Agreement? Discuss 6. Imagine that you are an indentured
Indian labourer in the Caribbean.
Drawing from the details in this chapter, write a letter to your family
describing your life and feelings. 7.
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. B. Explain the causes of the Great
Depression, 9. Explain what is referred to as the G - 77 countries. In what ways can G - 77 be seen as a reaction
to the activities of the Bretton Woods twins?
Project Find out more about gold and diamond mining in South Africa in
the nineteenth century. Who controlled
the gold and diamond companies? Who were
the miners and what were their lives like?
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