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FPSC · CSS 2017

European History

100 marks · 3 hours · 7 questions
This paper European History · all yearsQ. 2 · How did the French Revolution…Q. 3 · What was the German Confederation…Q. 4 · Between Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi,…Q. 5 · Would it be a fair…Q. 6 · How did the First World…Q. 7 · What was, in your view,…Q. 8 · Write short notes on any…With this paper← 20162018 →
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Section I

Q. 2

How did the French Revolution and the era of Napoleonic conquests stimulate liberalism, nationalism and conservatism in Europe?

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Q. 3

What was the German Confederation and how did it attempt to resolve the classical problem of Central Europe?

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Q. 4

Between Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi, who do you think made the most significant contribution to Italian unification?

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Q. 5

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?

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Section II

Q. 6

How did the First World War generate conditions conducive to the emergence of radical left-wing and radical right-wing movements in Europe?

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Q. 7

What was, in your view, the most important factor that led the United States to abandon its historic policy of isolationism and adopted internationalism after 1945?

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Q. 8

Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:

  1. (a)Georges Clemenceau [5]
  2. (b)The Berlin Wall [5]
  3. (c)The Cuban Missile Crisis [5]
  4. (d)Winston Churchill [5]
  5. (e)Stalin [5]
  6. (f)Charles de Gaulle [5]
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