History - 2000 (ISC)
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PART -1
Answer all the questions (30 marks)

Q (1) Name the leader of the congress who spent many years in Britain trying to influence British policy makers about India.


Q (2) State one constitutional reform demanded by the early congress.


Q (3) Give an example of an international event, which had a significant effect on the development of militant nationalism.


Q (4) Give one reason why many Muslims became critical of the British during World War 1.


Q (5) What proposal did the Congress League Pact make regarding laws, which affected a religious community?


Q (6) Give one reason why the British authorities found it necessary to pass the Rowlatt Act.


Q (7) Why did Gandhi decide to suspend the Non -Cooperation movement in 1922?


Q (8) What was the aim of Swaraj Party in entering the Legislative Councils?


Q (9) Why did the Congress reject and decide to boycott the Simon Commission?


Q (10) Why was Gandhi able to attend the meetings of the Second Round Table Conference?


Q (11) State one reason for the Cabinet mission's rejection of a separate state for Muslims.


Q (12) Which two areas were given the option of a referendum on whether to join India or Pakistan in the Mountbatten Plan?


Q (13) What was the basis for the demarcation of territories of India and Pakistan in 1947 mentioned in the Mountbatten Plan?


Q (14) What was the period covered by the first five-year plan?


Q (15) When and where was the first non-aligned conference held?


Q (16) Why did Gabriele D'Annunzio become a national hero in Italy in 1919?


Q (17) Give the full name of NATO.

Q (18) How did the Weimar Constitution contribute to the political instability of the post-war German governments?


Q (19) When and how did Hitler make his first successful breach of the Versailles treaty?


Q (20) How did the Japanese begin the conquest of Manchuria in 1931?


Q (21) State one reason for Mussolini's conquest of Abyssinia in 1935?


Q (22) What was the technique adopted by the German armies as they overran Western Europe in 1939-40?


Q (23) Which battle fought in 1942 was a turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War 11?


Q (24) After which defeat did the French Empire in Indo-China came to an end?


Q (25) Give an example of an attempt to ease tensions between the rival power blocs after the Cuban Missile Crisis


Q (26) Which regional conflict in the region had an impact on the founding of ASEAN?


Q (27) How did the cold war affect the working of the Security Council of the UNO?


Q (28) What was the crucial step taken by China's Communist Leadership regarding the organization of rural life during the GREAT LEAP FORWARD?


Q (29) How did Japan's post -war constitution try to make sure that she could never again start a war?


Q (30) Where are the headquarters of OPEC?

PART (11)

SECTION (A)

Answer any two questions

Q 2 (a) What were the reasons for the growth of nationalism in the later part of the 19th century among the urban intellegensia? (8 marks)

Q 2 (b) How far is it correct to give the credit for founding the Indian National Congress to A.O Hume? (6 marks)

Q 3(a) What was the role played by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in the context of Indian politics in the late 19th century and early 20th century? (6 marks)


Q 3 (b) How did the following create a feeling among a section of aristocratic and educated Muslims that they needed to organise 1? The Hindi-Urdu controversy 2. The Shimla Deputation to Lord Minto. (8 marks)


Q 4 (a) What were the circumstances which led the British Government to send the Cripps Mission to India in 1942? What were its major recommendations? (8 marks)

Q 4 (b) How did the failure of Cripps Mission lead to the last great popular upsurge against the British rule? (6 marks)

Q 5(a) Briefly discuss the integration of princely states to the Indian Union with special reference to Hydrabad. (8 marks)


Q 5 (b) How was the river water dispute between India and Pakistan resolved? (6 marks)

SECTION -B

Answer any three questions

Q 6 (a) Outline the events from 1921 onwards that culminated in Mussolini becoming the Prime Minister of Italy in October 1922? (8 marks)

Q 6 (b) How successful was the fascist state in solving Italy's economic problems? (6 marks)

Q 7(a) Give an account of the main events of Hitler's foreign policy from the Czechoslovakia crisis of 1938 to the invasion of Poland in 1939. (10 marks)


Q 7(b) How far had Hitler achieved his aims in foreign policy on the eve of World War 11? (4 marks)

Q 8(a) Describe the contributions of the United States of America to the struggle against Japan in the World War 11? (10 marks)


Q 8 (b) Why did Japan eventually suffer defeat in World War 11? (4 marks)

Q 9 (a) Discuss the scope of activities of the United Nations through its agencies and its peacekeeping role after 1945. (8 marks)