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Q1.
Fill in the blanks:
- _____________ and _____________ are the two basic resources essential for industrial growth.
- Colonies were used as _____________ of cheap raw material and ____________ for finished products.
- Socialism was a reaction to the evils of _________________.
- _______________ and ________________ were employed in large numbers in dangerous coal mines.
- Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the ___________________, ________________, __________________, ________________ and ______________ established colonies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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- surplus capital, stable government
- suppliers, ready makers
- capitalism
- Women, small children
- Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French and the English.
Q2.
Match the following:
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| 1. Industrial Revolution | (a) Trading Company |
| 2. Socialism | (b) Colonies |
| 3. Trade Unions | (c) Factory system |
| 4. Imperialism | (d) Equal share of wealth |
| 5. The English East India Company | (e) Better working conditions of workers |
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- (c) Factory system
- (d) Equal share of wealth
- (e) Better working conditions of workers
- (b) Colonies
- (a) Trading Company
Q3.
Choose the correct answer:
- The main occupation of the Europeans in the Medieval Age was agriculture/mining/fishing.
- James Watt invented the Steam Engine/Safety Lamp/Power Loom.
- The first Asian country to become industrialized was _____________ Japan/India/China.
- The capitalists/landlords/workers organised themselves as trade unions to fight for their rights.
- The victory of the British over the French/Dutch/Spanish in the Carnatic Wars shattered French/Dutch/Spanish dreams of colonizing India.
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- agriculture
- Steam Engine
- Japan
- workers
- French, French
Q4.
State whether the following are true or false:
- Manual labour was replaced by the machines during the Industrial Revolution.
- Small-scale production flourished during the Industrial Revolution.
- Capitalists were the have-nots.
- There was a wide gulf between the capatalists and the workers.
- Capitalism is a set of economic theories based on the belief that the government should control the main industries.
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- True
- False
- False
- True
- False
Q5.
Explain the term 'domestic system'.
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