Question

"The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardship in Europe." Support the statement with arguments.

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 Why the 1830's were the years of great economic hardship in Europe ? Give three reasons

Answer 1

(i) The first half of the 19th century saw an enormous increase in population all over Europe.

(ii) Job- seekers were more and employment opportunities were less.

(iii) People from rural areas migrated to cities and made cities over-crowded slums.

 (iv) Small producers often faced stiff competition from imports of cheap machine-made goods.
(v) Peasants struggled under the burden of feudal dues and obligations

Answer 2

The decade of 1830 had brought great economic hardship or crisis in Europe.

The following are the arguments to support this statement :

(i) Enormous increase in population all over Europe. 

(ii) Population from rural areas migrated to the cities to live in overcrowded slums. 

(iii) Small producers in towns were often faced with stiff competition from imports 

(iv) The rise of food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country.