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[/CENTER]1. By the treaty of Paris (March 1856) warships were forbidden on the
a) Danube
b) Dead Sea
c) Black Sea
d) None of these
2. The peace of Amiens was signed in
a) 1802
b) 1803
c) 1804
d) None of these
3. Truce at Villafranca was signed between France and
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) Austria
d) None of these
4. In 1908 Bosnia and Herzegovina were annexed by
a) Austria
b) Russia
c) Turkey
d) None of these
5. The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed in October
a) 1789
b) 1795
c) 1799
d) None of these
6. The Convention of Gastein (1865) was higly disadvantageous to
a) Austria
b) Prussia
c) France
d) None of these
7. Von Moltke was a Prussian
a) Statesman
b) Foreign Minister
c) General
d) None of these
8. Panslavist ambitions were checked by Congress of Berlin in
a) 1856
b) 1868
c) 1876
d) None of these
9. Walachia and Moldavia were--------------- principalities
a) Syrian
b) Russian
c) Danubian
d) None of these
10. Cavour was to ----------- as Bismarck was to Germany.
a) Austria
b) France
c) Belgium
d) None of these
11. Nichlos 1 was born in 1825 and died in
a) 1855
b) 1885
c) 1915
d) None of these
12. Congress of Laibach was held in
a) 1807
b) 1819
c) 1820
d) None of these
13. The capital of -------- was
a) Hungary
b) Bohemia
c) Hanover
d) None of these
14. Talleyrand was a diplomat from
a) Germany
b) France
c) Austria
d) None of these
15. The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed in 1807 by spain to join in an attack on
a) Portugal
b) Morocco
c) England
d) None of these
16. The Declaration of The Rights of Man was prefixed to the French constitution of
a) 1791
b) 1792
c) 1793
d) None of these
17. Foundations of the ---------- Republic were laid in 1870
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None of these
18. Napoleon was born in
a) Elba
b) Corsica
c) St. Helena
d) None of these
19. Social contract was written by
a)Napoleon
b) Voltaire
c) Rousseau
d) None of these
20. Tithe was a tax related to
a) Education
b) Land
c) Business
d) None of these

PART – 2

Q.2 “The French Revolution was precipitated by economic factors and the train which had been laid by finance”. (Guedella). Comment.

Q.3 “O liberty! What crimes are committed in thy name”. (Madam Roland). Comment in the light of “Reign of Terror”.

Q.4 The treaty of tilsit marked the zenith of power of Napoleon in Europe. Discuss.

Q.5 What part did Mazini, Cavour, Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel play in the history of Italian unification.

Q.6 The Crimean War in a sense was watershed of European History.

Q.7 Discuss the principles underlying the colonial expansion of European Powers in later half of the 19th Century.

Q.8 Write short notes on Two of the following
1) French Revolution of 1830
2) Bismarck
3) Metternich
4) Triple Alliance 1882

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PART 1


1. The treaty of Bucharest was imposed by Germany on
a) Algeria
b) Bulgaria
c) Rumania
d) None of these
2. Atlantic Charter was issued to
a) 1941
b) 1943
c) 1945
d) None of these
3. The project of Baghdad Railways was conceived by
a) Russia
b) Germany
c) USA
d) None of these
4. Germany withdrew from the League of Nations in
a) 1930
b) 1932
c) 1934
d) None of these
5. USA entered into the first World War in
a) 1914
b) 1915
c) 1917
d) None of these
6. Bulgaria entered the first World War in
a) 1914
b) 1915
c) 1916
d) None of these
7. In the Battle of Passchendacle 1917 British losses were
a) Six hundred thousand
b) five thousand
c) Three hundred thousand
d) None of these
8. The ---------- plan came into existence in 1929
a) Marshal
b) Berlin
c) Young
d) None of these
9. By the Treaty of Versailles German Army was limited to
a) Six hundred thousand
b) three hundred thousand
c) one hundred thousand
d) None of these
10. The Kellogg Pact was signed in
a) 1917
b) 1926
c) 1927
d) None of these
11. In--------- the Reparation Committee fixed Germany’s reparations debt at 66000 million marks
a) 1921
b) 1927
c) 1937
d) None of these
12. Mustafa Kamal was born in
a) Angora
b) Salonika
c) Sakaria
d) None of these
13. The Treaty of Brestlitovsk was dictated to---------- by Germany
a) France
b) Austria
c) England
d) None of these
14. The Dawes Settlement was signed in
a) 1915
b) 1924
c) 1925
d) None of these
15. Battle of Jutland was fought in
a) 1916
b) 1915
c) 1914
d) None of these
16. The Treaty of --------- was signed with Bulgaria
a) Trianon
b) St. Germain
c) Neuilly
d) None of these
17. Germany faced--------- during invasion of Norway
a) Little resistance
b) Some resistance
c) Much opposition
d) None of these
18. By the Treaty of Lousanne Turkey was allowed to retain
a) Smyrna and Constantinople
b) Constantinople and Armenia
c) Smyrna and Armenia
d) None of these
19. Hitler became the President of Germany in
a) 1932
b) 1933
c) 1934
d) None of these
20. Japan withdrew from the League of Nations in
a) 1932
b) 1931
c) 1930
d) None of these
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PART 2

Attempt any four questions from this part.[/B]

Q.2 Critically examine the Treaty of Versailles.

Q.3 What is the significance of Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in the world history?

Q.4 Explain the policy and methods of Hitler and describe his rise to power.

Q.5 What do you know of Fascism? How did it benefit the Italians?

Q.6 Evaluate the achievements of European Common Market.

Q.7 Evaluate the role of League of Nations between the two wars.

Q.8 Write short notes on any two of the following
a) Stalin
b) Depression of 1929 and England
c) Kamal Attaturk
d) UNO

solution to paper one
 

1) Black Sea
2) 1802
3) Russia
4) Austria
5) 1795
6) Austria
7) General
8) None of these
9) Russian
10) None of these
11)
12) None of these
13)
14) France
15) Portugal
16)
17) Third
18) Corsica
19) Rousseau
20) Land

corrections are welome...