Exercise: The Making of a Global World
Multiple Choice Questions
Fill in the Blanks
- Arab traders took pasta to 5th century _______ an island now in Italy.
- Before its discovery ________ had no contact with the world for millions of years.
- Economists have mentioned ________ types of movement ‘flows’ in international economic exchanges.
- In 1885, the big European powers met in ________.
- In Africa, in the 1890s a fast spreading disease of ________.
- ________ migration from India illustrates the two sided nature of the 19th-century world.
- In 1921 ________ out of every five British workers had no work.
- The IME and the World Bank were designed to meet the financial needs of the ________.
Answers
(1). Sicily, (2). America, (3). Three, (4). Berlin, (5). Rinderpest, (6). Indentured labour, (7). One, (8). industrial countries
True/ False
- The far reaching history of disease-carrying germs can be traced back to the seventh century. (T/ F)
- Trade and cultural exchange, both processes did not go hand in hand. (T/ F)
- In the late 18th century the population of Britain had increased rapidly. (T/ F)
- After the Corn Laws were scrapped, food could be imported into Britain more expensively. (T/ F)
- In the late 1890s the US also became a colonial power. (T/ F)
- Along the way rinderpest killed 90 percent of the cattle. (T/ F)
- After industrialisation, cotton production in Britain began to decrease. (T/ F)
- The US has an effective right of veto over key IMF and World Bank decisions. (T/ F)
Answers
(1). True, (2). False, (3). True, (4). False, (5). True, (6). True, (7). False, (8). True
One-Word Answer
- When did the IMF and the World Bank commence operations?
- When was World War I fought?
- When was the indentured labour system abolished?
- When was the World War II fought?
- Nearly how many people were migrated from Europe to America and Australia century?
- By what per cent the world trade grew annually between 1950 and 1970 ?
Answers
(1). 1947, (2). 1914-18, (3). 1923, (4). 1939-45, (5). 50 million, (6). 8 per cent
Match the column
| Section A | Section B |
|---|---|
| 1). Spanish soldiers | a). Henry Ford |
| 2). Rinderpest disease | b). 1929 |
| 3). Car manufacturer | c). 1939 |
| 4). The Great Depression | d). Smallpox germs |
| 5). The Second World War | e). Africa |
Answers
(1). > (d), (2). > (e), (3). > (a), (4). > (b), (5). > (c)

