CSS European History Past Paper 2018

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• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting TWO questions from EACH

Part-II questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Rational ideas and ‘fear’ determined the course of French Revolution in the eighteenth century. Discuss.

2. Q. 320 marks

   What were the effects of Napoleon Bonaparte-I’s home policy on French society?

3. Q. 420 marks

   How would you argue that lessons cannot be drawn from the European Revolutions in 1830s and 40s as historical process is specific to a particular context?

4. Q. 520 marks

   What kinds of symbols were used by the movements for uniting Germany and Italy in the nineteenth century?

5. Q. 620 marks

   How did the Great Depression in the 1930s effect societies and cultures in Europe?

6. Q. 720 marks

   Capitalistic trends promoted the ideologies of secularism and liberalism in twentieth-century Western Europe. Discuss.

7. Q. 820 marks

   How did violence and Communist ideas shape the events culminating in the outbreak of the Russian Revolution of 1917?

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• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
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