Project. Find out more about gold and diamond mining in South Africa in the nineteenth century. Who controlled the gold and diamond companies? Who were the miners and what were their lives like?

Discuss. Explain what is referred to as the G-77 countries. In what ways can G-77 be seen as a reaction to the activities of the Bretton Woods twins?

Discuss. Explain the causes of the Great Depression.

Discuss. 2. Explain the three types of movements or flows within international economic exchange. Find one example of each type of flow which involves India and Indians, and write a short account of it.

Discuss. Imagine that you are an indentured Indian laborer in the Caribbean. Drawing from the details in this chapter, write a letter to your family describing your life and feelings.

Write in Brief. What is meant by the Bretton Woods Agreement?

Write in Brief. Give two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability.

Write in Brief. Write a note to explain the effects of the following:(A)The British government’s decision to abolish the Corn Laws.(B)The coming of rinderpest to Africa.(C)The death of men of working-age in Europe because of the World War.

Write in Brief. Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the colonization of the Americas.

Write in Brief. Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the seventeenth century, choosing one example from Asia and one from the Americas.

Discuss-4. Briefly summarize the two lessons learnt by economists and politicians from the inter-war economic experience?

Discuss-3. Who profits from jute cultivation according to the jute growers’ lament? Explain.

Activity-2. Imagine that you are an agricultural worker who has arrived in America from Ireland. Write a paragraph on why you chose to come and how you are earning your living.

Activity-1. Prepare a flow chart to show how Britain’s decision to import food led to increased migration to America and Australia.

Discuss-1. Explain what we mean when we say that the world ‘shrank’ in the 1500s.