The Making of a Global World Test - 4

Indian traders and moneylenders also ventured into Africa along with the European colonizers. The Hyderabadi Sindhi traders ventured even beyond European colonies. By 1860s, they established flourishing emporia at busy ports around the world.

The First World War, as you know, was fought between two power blocs. On the one side were the Allies – Britain, France and Russia(later joined by the US); and on the opposite side were the Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey. When the war began in August 1914, many governments thought it would be over by Christmas. It lasted more than four years.

The First World War, as you know, was fought between two power blocs. On the one side were the Allies – Britain, France and Russia(later joined by the US); and on the opposite side were the Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey. When the war began in August 1914, many governments thought it would be over by Christmas. It lasted more than four years.

The First World War, as you know, was fought between two power blocs. On the one side were the Allies – Britain, France and Russia(later joined by the US); and on the opposite side were the Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey

“The First World War was the First modern industrial war”:

1. The First World War saw the use of machine guns, tanks, aircraft, chemical weapons, etc. on a massive scale.
2. These were all increasingly products of modern large-scale industry. To fight the war, millions of soldiers had to be recruited from around the world and moved to the front lines on large ships and trains.

During the 1920s, the unique feature of the US economy was mass production. Production of goods on large-scale with the help of machines is known as mass production.

During the 1920s, the unique feature of the US economy was mass production. Production of goods on large-scale with the help of machines is known as mass production.

1. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motors was the pioneer of mass production in factories.
2. Henry Ford adapted(modified) the assembly line of a Chicago slaughterhouse (in which slaughtered animals Were picked apart by butchers as they came down a conveyor belt) to his new car plant in Detroit.

The germs were used as a powerful weapon by the Portuguese and the Spanish for the colonisation of America. When the Europeans reached there, they carried the germs of small pox along with them. The disease wiped off the whole communities in certain parts of America. And thus, the Europeans could easily get control of the Americas.

Trade in meat shows a very good example of benefit of technology on the life of common people. Arrival of refrigeration technology changed the picture. Now, animals could be slaughtered in America and processed meat could be shipped to Europe. This helped in better utilization of space in the ships. This also helped in better availability of meat for the Europeans and thus prices fell. Now, even the common people could afford to eat meat on a regular basis.