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CAT EGORY ARCHIVES: HIST ORY OF WORL D

History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of

national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.-

their forms and effect on the society.

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Following are few sources that will help in understanding the topics. Start as follows

1. First download NCERT World History book that is class XI, Subject History and title ‘Themes in World

History’ from here. Unzip it and go through only last unit (kehs104.pdf). First three units are not relevant as

they cover pre Industrial revolution history and is not in ias mains syllabus. It cover following topics

Industrial revolution

Colonization of North America, Australia and Africa

Rise of Japan and aggressive nationalism

Rise of communism in China

2. French Revolution from NIOS material

3. Nazism from NIOS material

4. Socialism and Russian Bolshevik revolution NIOS material

5. Download OLd NCERT world history relevant to gs from here – good work by Mrunal.org..thanks to

Mrunal.org…..I combined all pages in one pdf http://db.tt/zU0EaNuu

6. For rest of the topics, search on wiki and google. I will add links as soon as I will cover them.

Kindly reply in comments if you know any better online source.

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World History – NIOS material – Industrial revolution andothersPosted on June 9, 2013 by admin

Following topics are covered:

Industrial revolution – factors, spread across Europe, how it affected other parts of world and led to

imperialism and other conflicts in world

Colonialism – Africa, Asia – Japan, China

Facism – Rise of dictatorship in Italy, Germany and Spain

World war -1

World War -2

Appeasement policy

League of nations and United Nations

Rewriting of boundaries in Europe as consequences of World wars

Key Points

Main factors behind colonial expansion were

1. the needs created by IR,

2. growth in transport and communication ie invention of steam engine, railways, telegraph, telegram

etc

3. Desire for power

4. Extreme nationalism

5. an urge to civilize men

Japan was only Asian country to rise as an imperialist power.

The intense imperialist rivalry among European and formation of military alliances (Triple entente -

England Russia France in 1907 and triple alliance pledging – germany, austria and Italy -1882) resulted

in outbreak of WW I in 1914 – Assasination of Austrian Heir Archuke Francis was immediate cause of

outbreak

Consequences of WW I included

1. harsh and humiliation treatment to germany in the form of signing Treaty of Versailles,

2. defeated powers losing their colonies,

3. major territorial changes in Europe,

4. breaking up of Ottoman Empire,

5. independence of Hungary and

6. setting up of League of Nation by Woodrow Wilson.

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Indu strial revolu tion-I

Indu strial revolu tion -2 Cau ses and factors thatfaci l i tated IR

Coal and Iron played importantrole

Steam Engine – revolu tionizedtranportation

Imperial ism in A frica

Growth of Fascism in Italy led by Mussolini and Nazism in Germany led by Hitler suppressed

democracy, freedom, socialism and communism between 1919 -1939

Policy of appeasment by western powers toward Germany to contain communism backfired and

culminated in WW II

WW II consequences

1. Formation of UN

2. Division of Germany in four parts

3. Weakening of imperial powers

4. Emergence of independent states in Africa and Asia

Post war situation witnessed the emergence of two super powers – USA and Soviet Union – and

beginning of a longstanding Cold war which ended in 1990s with disintegration of Soviet Union in CIS.

“Industrial revolution, world war 1, 2, Colonialism, facism, UN”

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WW II UN

key points Qu estions to attempt Cau ses of WW I

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World History – Questions asked in previous years from thissection in History optionalPosted on May 31, 2013 by admin

2010

1. What do you understand by imperialism? State briefly its unique features in the case

of Afric.

2. To What extent did Nepoleans economic war with England became his undoing?

3. Critically analyse dutch colonial policy in indonesia

4. Europe faced peace in 1945 politically disorganised and economically crippled.

Elaborate

2009

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1. Hitler did not really want a world war. His intention was a small with

Poland.Comment

2. Discuss emergence on neo-imperialism in late 19th century.

3. What was extent of industrialization in west europe by end of ninteenth century

4. How did Nepolean bonpart fuse the old France with the new? (asked twice in last 3

years)

5. Why did Vietnam go through thirty year of war after the second world war?

20121. The railways instead of serving as a catalyst of an industrial revolution as in USA

and Western Europe, acted in India as the catalyst of complete colonization. Examine

2. The connection between the philosophers ideas and the outbreak of French

revolution is somewhat remote and indirect. comment.

3. The process of industrialization in some other countries of Europe were different

from that in Britain. Comment

4. With the cold war over and the soviet union gone, the face of international

diplomacy has undergone metamorphosis. Comment.

5. The impact of French revloution was confined to Europe whereas Russian revolution

was global. Critically review.

6. Any single explanation for outbreak of first ww is likely to be too simple. An

amalgam of factors, social, political and economic and diplomatic contributed to this

horrifying conflict of monumental proportion. Comment

20111. whoever say industrialism, say cotton. Comment

2. By 1914, sick men of europe was no longer just Turkey.It was Europe itself. Explain

3. How did policy of appeasement escalate problem of nazi aggrandizement?

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