Explain what is meant by proto-industrialisation.

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

List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. Then choose any three and write about their hopes and struggles to show why they, joined the movement.

Compare the images of Bharat Mata in this chapter with the image of Germania in Chapter 1.

a) The British government’s decision to abolish the Corn 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.

Briefly trace the process of German unification.

Explain what is meant by the 1848 revolution of the liberals. What were the political, social and economic ideas supported by the liberals?

Write a newspaper report on:
a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) The Simon Commission

How was the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?

What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people?

Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were portrayed?

Choose three examples to show the contribution of culture to the growth of nationalism in Europe.

What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
a) Women
b) The poor
c) Reformers

Why did some people in eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?

What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people?

What is meant by the idea of satyagraha?

Give two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability.

a) Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement.
b) How the First World War helped in the growth of the National Movement in India.
c) Why Indians were outraged by the Rowlatt Act.
d) Why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement.

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?

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.

Explain the causes of the Great Depression.