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Case Study-based Questions

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Stanley was a journalist and explorer sent by the New York Herald Livingston. He was a missionary who
had been in Africa for several years. Like other European and American explorers of that time, Stanley
went with arms, mobilised local hunters, warriors and labourers to help him, fought with local tribes,

investigated African terrains, and mapped different regions. These explorations helped the conquest of
Africa. Geographical explorations were not driven by an innocent search for science and information,
but rather by an effort towards imperialism.
1. How did Stanley’s actions facilitate European imperialism?

2. How Stanley’s use of local hunters, warriors, and labourers impacted the social and political
dynamics of the African regions?

3. In what ways can Stanley’s actions be seen as a pursuit of geographical knowledge rather than an
act of imperialism?

Viva Voce Questions

1. What does the IMF stand for?

2. Define decolonisation in your own words.

3. What is the other name of the World Bank?
4. What was the status of India’s exports during 1928–1934?

5. Describe one major impact of the Great Depression.
6. Mention the two power blocs during the First World War.

7. Who emerged as the global superpower after the Second World War?

8. What changes occurred in African and Asian colonies after the Second World War?
9. How do Railways help the economy?

10. What was Rinderpest?

11. Define “Globalisation” in one sentence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Give two examples of global exchanges which took place before the 17th century.

2. Why were germs and diseases seen as God’s blessing by European colonists?
3. How did the Great Depression impact the Indian economy?

4. Explain what is referred to as the G-77 countries.
5. Describe the impact of casualties of European men of working age in the World War.

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