BREAD BASKET AND DUST BOWL
57. How did the USA become the bread basket of the world?
58. What was the difference between England and USA in agriculture during 18th century?
59. Forests covered over ------------ acres and grasslands ----------- acres.
60. Most of the landscape was under the control of the -----------------.
61. Americal settlements were confined to the --------------.
62. What was the main occupation of native American groups?
63. What happened when the white Americans moved westwards?
THE WESTWARD MOVE AND WHEAT CULTIVATION
64. When did the WEst Americans start moving westwards?
65. They moved to the -------------- plateau through -----------------------.
66. The wilderness could be turned into ---------------.
67. What was forest timber used for?
68. Why were the American Indians to be cleared from the land?
69. What was the policy of the US government regarding the driving away of the natives?
70. How were the natives affected?
71. How did the forests develop into cutivated areas?
72. What were the crops grown?
73. How did this region become a major wheat producing area of America?
THE WHEAT FARMERS
74. From the ---------------- there was a dramatic expansion of wheat production in the USA.
75. Why did the export become bigger?
76. As the demand increased the price------------- and the production ----------.
77. How did the spread of railway influence wheat production?
78. What was the condition of wheat market during First World War?
79. What was the call of President Wilson?
80. In 1970 about ------------- million acres of the land in the USA was under wheat.
81. How did it expand nine years later?
82. Wheat barond controlled as much as ------- to ------------ acres of land individually.
THE COMING OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
83. How did the new technology influence the production?
84. What were the special features of the new technology?
85. What were the new devices used in the new technology?
86. Who invented the first mechanical reaper? When?
87. Describe the advantages of the mechanical reaper.
88. How did th machines help the big farmers?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POOR?
89. How did the machines affect the lives of poor people?
90. Mechanisation has reduced the need for -----------------.
91. What were the effects of surplus production?
92. Why did the wheat market collapsed?
93. How did the Great Agrarian Depression affect the whear farmers?
DUST BOWL
94. What all problems were created by the expansion of wheat agriculture in the Great plains?
95. What were the natural calamities that took place in the 1930s?
96. How did these calamities affect the atmosphere?
97. How were the people affected?
98. How were the cattle affected?
99. How had the sod been reduced to the level of dust?
100. How did the whole region become a dust bowl?
101. When did they realise the importance of ecological conditions?
THE INDIAN FARMER AND OPIUM PRODUCTION
102. British rule was established in India after the Battle of ------------- in the year ----------.
103. The British saw --------------- as a major source of income.
104. How did the land revenue system trouble the peasants and pastoralists?
105. What were the two major commercial crops in the 19th century?
106. What other crops were cultivated? How were these suppies used?
A TASTE FOR TEA: TRADE WITH CHINA
107. ---------- and ---------- were bought from China for sale in England.
108. Explain the range of tea production from 1785 to 1830.
109. How did the tea trade create a problem?
110. Why were the Manchus unwilling to allow the entry of foreign goods?
111. How could the western merchants buy tea?
112. How did the merchants try to stop the loss of silver?
113. Who introduced opium to china? In which century?
114. What are the good qualities of opium?
115. Why did the Chinese emperor forbid opium production?
116. Who started the illegal trade of opium?
117. In China which all sects of people were addicted to opium?
118. In 1839 there were about --------------- opium smokers in China.
WHERE DID OPIUM COME FROM?
119. From China opium flowed out of -------------- ports.
120. Why were the peasants unwilling to grow opium?
121. Why was opium cultivation a difficult process?
HOW WERE UNWILLING CULTIVATORS MADE TO PRODUCE OPIUM?
122. What was the system of advances? Who paid advances to whom? How did it affect their life?
123. Who were mahato?
124. The cultivators were forced to hand over the cultivation only to --------------.
125. Government wanted to produce opium at -------- rate and sell at ------------ price.
126. When did the peasants start agitating for opium?
127. In regions around ------------- opium cultivation was given up.
128. They produced ------------ and ------------- instead of opium.
129. Who were pykars?
130. Describe the monopoly establishment of opium trade by the government.
131. ------------- and ------------- were the princely states that produced opium, when in other parts the production of opium was declining.
132. Why was opium confiscated and why were the crops destroyed?
CONCLUSION
133. Were all sections of rural people affected in the same way?
57. How did the USA become the bread basket of the world?
58. What was the difference between England and USA in agriculture during 18th century?
59. Forests covered over ------------ acres and grasslands ----------- acres.
60. Most of the landscape was under the control of the -----------------.
61. Americal settlements were confined to the --------------.
62. What was the main occupation of native American groups?
63. What happened when the white Americans moved westwards?
THE WESTWARD MOVE AND WHEAT CULTIVATION
64. When did the WEst Americans start moving westwards?
65. They moved to the -------------- plateau through -----------------------.
66. The wilderness could be turned into ---------------.
67. What was forest timber used for?
68. Why were the American Indians to be cleared from the land?
69. What was the policy of the US government regarding the driving away of the natives?
70. How were the natives affected?
71. How did the forests develop into cutivated areas?
72. What were the crops grown?
73. How did this region become a major wheat producing area of America?
THE WHEAT FARMERS
74. From the ---------------- there was a dramatic expansion of wheat production in the USA.
75. Why did the export become bigger?
76. As the demand increased the price------------- and the production ----------.
77. How did the spread of railway influence wheat production?
78. What was the condition of wheat market during First World War?
79. What was the call of President Wilson?
80. In 1970 about ------------- million acres of the land in the USA was under wheat.
81. How did it expand nine years later?
82. Wheat barond controlled as much as ------- to ------------ acres of land individually.
THE COMING OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
83. How did the new technology influence the production?
84. What were the special features of the new technology?
85. What were the new devices used in the new technology?
86. Who invented the first mechanical reaper? When?
87. Describe the advantages of the mechanical reaper.
88. How did th machines help the big farmers?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE POOR?
89. How did the machines affect the lives of poor people?
90. Mechanisation has reduced the need for -----------------.
91. What were the effects of surplus production?
92. Why did the wheat market collapsed?
93. How did the Great Agrarian Depression affect the whear farmers?
DUST BOWL
94. What all problems were created by the expansion of wheat agriculture in the Great plains?
95. What were the natural calamities that took place in the 1930s?
96. How did these calamities affect the atmosphere?
97. How were the people affected?
98. How were the cattle affected?
99. How had the sod been reduced to the level of dust?
100. How did the whole region become a dust bowl?
101. When did they realise the importance of ecological conditions?
THE INDIAN FARMER AND OPIUM PRODUCTION
102. British rule was established in India after the Battle of ------------- in the year ----------.
103. The British saw --------------- as a major source of income.
104. How did the land revenue system trouble the peasants and pastoralists?
105. What were the two major commercial crops in the 19th century?
106. What other crops were cultivated? How were these suppies used?
A TASTE FOR TEA: TRADE WITH CHINA
107. ---------- and ---------- were bought from China for sale in England.
108. Explain the range of tea production from 1785 to 1830.
109. How did the tea trade create a problem?
110. Why were the Manchus unwilling to allow the entry of foreign goods?
111. How could the western merchants buy tea?
112. How did the merchants try to stop the loss of silver?
113. Who introduced opium to china? In which century?
114. What are the good qualities of opium?
115. Why did the Chinese emperor forbid opium production?
116. Who started the illegal trade of opium?
117. In China which all sects of people were addicted to opium?
118. In 1839 there were about --------------- opium smokers in China.
WHERE DID OPIUM COME FROM?
119. From China opium flowed out of -------------- ports.
120. Why were the peasants unwilling to grow opium?
121. Why was opium cultivation a difficult process?
HOW WERE UNWILLING CULTIVATORS MADE TO PRODUCE OPIUM?
122. What was the system of advances? Who paid advances to whom? How did it affect their life?
123. Who were mahato?
124. The cultivators were forced to hand over the cultivation only to --------------.
125. Government wanted to produce opium at -------- rate and sell at ------------ price.
126. When did the peasants start agitating for opium?
127. In regions around ------------- opium cultivation was given up.
128. They produced ------------ and ------------- instead of opium.
129. Who were pykars?
130. Describe the monopoly establishment of opium trade by the government.
131. ------------- and ------------- were the princely states that produced opium, when in other parts the production of opium was declining.
132. Why was opium confiscated and why were the crops destroyed?
CONCLUSION
133. Were all sections of rural people affected in the same way?
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