European History - December-2020
European History - December-2020
Q. 3. The Congress of Vienna was congress of aristocrats, to whom the ideas of nationality and
democracy as proclaimed by the French Revolution were in-comprehensible or loathsome. The
rulers re-arranged Europe according to their own desires, disposing of it as if it were their own
property” (C.D. Hazen). Critically examine the work of Congress of Vienna.
Q. 4. Would it be a fair assessment of Bismarck’s legacy that in creating a united Germany he laid the
foundations of the First World War?
Q.5. “The Eastern Question had long perplexed the powers of Europe, and had, at the same time, lured
them on to seek their own advantage in its labyrinthine mazes”. Discuss.
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Q. 7. How did the rise of the United States of America affect the outcome of major conflicts between
1914 and 1945? Discuss.
Q. 8. Writer short notes on any TWO of the following: (10 marks each)
(a) Bolshevik Revolution
(b) Cold War
(c) European Union
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