Question

‘The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardships in Europe’. Support the statement with arguments.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Enormous increase in population all over Europe.
2. Population from rural areas migrated to the cities to live in overcrowded slums.
3. The rise of food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The three economic hardships faced by Europe in 1830s were:

a. High rise in population led to the unemployment condition and scarcity of jobs.

b. The small producers faced stiff competition due to the import of cheap machine goods from England.

c. Due to the burden of the feudal dues and taxes, there was bad harvest.

d. There was rise in the prices of food grains due to the bad harvest which made the condition of the common people miserable.