Railways, ports, harbours and settlements were developed in America and Australia for the smooth supply of food stuffs and for the industrial raw materials. A network of irrigation canals was built in India in the Punjab region for converting the semi-arid wastelands into fertile cultivable lands. All these developments throughout the world was possible due…
The Portuguese and the Spanish conquered America not just with the conventional military weapons but also with the germs such as the small pox. The small pox was carried on their person (Spanish invaders were immune to this disease) to America for which the American Indians were not immune to and proved a deadly weapon…
Before the First World War, Britain was the world’s leading economy but after the war Britain was over burdened with external debts. In the meantime, industries in India and Japan developed a lot. Due to these conditions it became difficult for Britain to get its dominance over India back and compete with Japan internationally. ‘…
There were several silk routes over land and sea which helped in trade and cultural links between the different countries of the world especially Asia, North Africa and Europe. The silk routes got its name due to the Chinese silk cargoes along these routes which were actively functional before the Christian era and upto the…
There were three types of movements or flows noticed by the economist in the international market. Flow of trade in which there was large scale trade of goods such as clothes and food stuffs. Flow of labour in which the people migrated from one place to another in large numbers in search of employment. Flow…
Rinderpest was a disease of cattle plague spreading fastly in Africa in the 1880s. It had terrible impact on the livelihood and the local economy in Africa. This disease was carried by the infected cattlewhich were imported from the British Asia in order to feed the Italian soldiers who were deputed for invading Eritrea in…
The great depression of US also affected India severely. The exports and imports fell down almost by 50%. The peasants who were producing for the world market were hit hard than the urban dwellers because of the sharp decline in the price of the agricultural products in the international market and also the colonial government…
Iswaran was an honest and resourceful man. He was always energetic and prompt at his duties. Iswaran accompanied Mahendra everywhere without any question or complain. He could turn any deserted inhabitable place into a homely habitable place. Iswaran was a wonderful cook. Whenever Mahendra was transferred to a new place, Iswaram produced vegetables and cooked…
Salt March become an effective tool of resistance against colonialism because on 31st March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin. Mahatma Gandhi had stated eleven demands in this letter out of which some were of general interest and some were specific demands of different classes. The demands were wide ranging in order…