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The Making of a Global World
What were the Europeans attracted to Africa in the late nineteenth century? How did they exploit the people their?
In the late nineteenth century, Europeans were attracted to Africa:
(i)Due to its vast resources of land and minerals.
(ii)Europeans came to Africa hoping to establish plantations and mines to produce crops and minerals for export to Europe.
(iii) Employers used many methods to recruit and retain labour. Heavy taxes were imposed which could be paid only by working for wages on plantations and mines.
(iv)Inheritance laws were changed so that peasants were displaced from land: only one member of a family was allowed to inherit land, as a result of which the others were pushed into the labour market.
(v)Mineworkers were also confined in compounds and not allowed to move about freely.
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The decision of MNCs to relocate production to Asian countries.
Give two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability.
What is meant by the Bretton Woods Agreement?
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.
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.
Explain the causes of Great Depression.
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?
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?
What is trade?
International trade means:
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