1.2 - Urbanisation and Industrialisation: The Colonial Experience
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Practice Questions
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What is industrialisation?
💡 Hint: Think about production methods.
Name one city that grew as a manufacturing hub during colonial rule?
💡 Hint: Focus on the major coastal cities.
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What is the primary effect of industrialisation in colonial India?
💡 Hint: Think about how production methods changed.
True or False: Urbanisation in India was associated only with the growth of new industries.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the fate of traditional urban centres.
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Evaluate how colonial industrialisation strategies would be different if the focus was on local rather than imperial needs.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of economic strategies on social structures.
Determine the long-term effects of colonial urbanisation on contemporary Indian cities.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the intersections between historical policies and current urban realities.
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