The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardship in Europe. Support your answer with three arguments.
Answers
The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardship or crisis in Europe.
The following are the arguments to support this statement :
(i) There was an enormous increase in population all over Europe. As a result unemployment became a common feature in most of the countries.
(ii) Migration of rural people to the cities further made the situation worse. Small scale producers in towns sometimes faced with stiff competition from rural areas where production was carried out mainly in homes or small workshops. These products imported from rural areas were obviously cheaper than the town-made products.
(iii) Due to population, the demand of foods increased. It led to the rise of food prices. This increased price along with a year of bond harvests led to widespread pauperism in town and country.
✔️ The first half of the 18th century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe. The employment opportunities were very scarce as there more job seekers than employment.
✔️ Population from rural areas migrated to the cities to live in overcrowded slums.
✔️ Small producers in town were often faced with stiff competition from imports of cheap machine-made goods.
✔️ In Europe, the aristocracy still enjoyed power, peasants struggled under the burden of fuedal dues and obligations.
✔️ The rise of food price and bad harvest led to widespread pauperism around the country.