Write true or false against each statement:

A.

At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 per cent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

B.

The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century.

C.

The American Civil War resulted in the reduction of cotton exports from India.

D.

The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.

The East India Company appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India

Write true or false against each statement:

Explain what is meant by proto-industrialisation.

Why did some industrialists in nineteenth century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?

How did the East India Company procure regular supplies of cotton and silk textiles from Indian weavers?

Imagine that you have been asked to write an article for an encyclopaedia on Britain and the history of cotton. Write your piece using information from the entire chapter.

Why did industrial production in India increase during the First World War?

Select any one industry in your region and find out its history. How has the technology changed? Where do the workers come from? How are the products advertised and marketed? Try and talk to the employers and some workers to get their views about the industry's history.

Which was the first modern industrial nation of the world?

Industrial Revolution referred to