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What attracted the Europeans to Africa? Give any three reasons.

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Why was getting jobs in the British mills always difficult for the workers in the 19th century? Give reasons.

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Examine the living conditions of different sections of society in Bombay prior to reclamation.

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Europeans were attracted towards Africa due to following reasons:

(i) They were attracted towards Africa due to it?s vast mineral and land resources.

(ii) Crop production and plantation prospects attracted them.

(iii) Poor and backward military resistance power of Africa, made it easy for europeans to conquer.

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It was very difficult to get jobs in the British mills in the 19th century even after the mills multiplied can be explained as follows:

(i) Jobs were always less than the demands of it.

(ii) In 19th century, agricultural were in vain. So, the unemployed villagers increased the number of unemployment in the cities by moving to it.

(iii) Industrialists provide the right to recruit workers to the jobbers. Jobbers were the trusted workers or employees for them. Jobbers recruited their known people to work in industries. So, it was very difficult for the new worker to get job opportunities in British mills.

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The living conditions of different sections of the society in Bombay prior to reclamation can be explained as follows:

(i) Rich peoples like European elite, Parsis, Muslims, Upperclass traders. Government officials lived in spacious, sprawling and palace-like private bungalows and governmental mansions, while the other 70% of the population of Bombay lived in thickly populated chawls which were restricted to one room and having no kitchens and toilets in it. Because of high rent, workers shared their homes with relatives or caste fellows. Chawls were smelly, having filthy gutters, with water scarcity. The living conditions were very bad in them.