CSS European History Past Paper 2013

Paper-I

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2. What was the ‘Continental System’ and why did Napoleon try to enforce it after 1806? Why did he fail?

Q.3. ‘The Vienna settlement of 1815 was dictated throughout by consideration of power politics’. Examine this view comprehensively.

Q.4. ‘Eighteen years of neglect at home and obedience to Britain abroad’. Explain this comment on the reign of Louis Philippe.

Q.5. What were the greatest obstacles in the way of German Unification from 1815 to 1848? Give your analysis.

Q.6. ‘The Tsar believed that God had given them the duty to rule Russia without challenge or opposition.’ How was this belief put into effect by Nicholas-I and Alexander-II?

Q.7. Explain the principal causes and results of the Crimean War.

Q.8. Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (a) Foreign policy of Bismarck
(b) Causes of the First World War
(c) New Imperialism
(d) Metternich and problems of the Habsburg Monarchy (1815-1848)

Paper-II

PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2. Describe the part played by Italy, Turkey, and the USA during the First World War. Why did each of these countries become involved in the war?

Q.3. How successful was the League of Nations as an instrument of collective security? What major contributions were made by the League at the world level?

Q.4. Describe the achievements of Mussolini at home and abroad between 1922 and 1936. Why did Italy become the ally of Germany in 1936?

Q.5. ‘The problems of the Weimar Republic stemmed from the Treaty of Versailles.’ Comment on this view of the failures of the Weimar Republic.

Q.6. Why did the European War of 1939 become the World War of 1941? Give your comprehensive comments.

Q.7. Explain the aims of Soviet policy in Eastern Europe between 1945 and 1955? How far were they achieved?

Q.8. Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
(a) Charles de Gaulle’s contribution to France
(b) Warsaw Pact
(c) Development of the cold war
(d) European Common Market