Question

Mention three negative aspect of the fluorescent of trade and markets in the 19th century

Answer 1

(i) In many parts of the world, these developments meant loss of freedom and livelihoods.

(ii) Late 19th century Europeans conquest brought about many destructive economic, social and ecological changes in the colonies.

(iii) In Africa, in the 1890s, a fast-spreading disease of cattle plague or rinderpest had a terrifying impact on people's livelihoods and the local economy.

(iv) The example of indentured labor migration from India illustrates that it was a world of faster economic growth for some and great misery and poverty for others; technological advances in Europe and new forms of coercion in Asia and Africa.