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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2014

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Critically examine the various dimensions and phases of the cold war between 1947 and 1962.

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Various Dimensions and Phases of the Cold War between 1947 and 1962

  • Significant result of the World War II was the division of the world into 2 power blocs:
    • Led by the US
    • Led by the Soviet Union
  • 2 blocs got engaged in a long period of war known as the cold war. The war got angry with varying intensity for 4 decades after the end of the World War II.
  • Tho…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2014

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‘The Brussels Treaty of 17 March, 1948 paved the way for the formation of NATO’ . Discuss.

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The Brussels Treaty of 17 March, 1948

  • During the World War II, Britain, US and the USSR had fought against fascist countries.
  • Relation between Britain, US and the USSR began to deteriorate and came to be characterized by what is called the Cold War, after the war conflict began to emerge between Britain and the US on the one hand and the USSR on the …

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2016

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Outline the circumstances leading to Détente. (10 marks)

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Circumstances Leading to Détente

  • After 1953 the relations between capitalist and Communist bloc witnessed significant wrath, it appears as that the hostility of the Cold War had reduced, this thaw brought about by the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 and discrediting of US senator Joseph McCarthy, Soviet president Stalin was the symbol of fear and Com…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Was Czechoslovakia served on a dish to Hitler at Munich? What were its implications?

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Adolf Hitler at Munich

  • Adolf Hitler played an important role in World War II, Hitler was guided by the spirit of German National interest its main objective was to restore German National pride and transform Germany into a powerful States, all the earlier development which served less than its expectation failed to satisfy him, leading to the commen…

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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2018

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Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: (10 × 5 = 50 Marks)

“Until December 1941, the battlefield of the Second World War was exclusively European and Atlantic; thereafter it became also Asiatic and Pacific” .

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The Battlefield of the Second World War

  • In Asia, Japan was preparing for war. The Imperial General Headquarters proposed to build a large border spreading into the Central Pacific in order to facilitate a defensive war while exploiting the resources of Southeast Asia, to prevent intervention intended to counteract the United States Pacific Fleet on …

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Question 6

Appeared in Year: 2020

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Do you agree with the statement that the Second World War was history՚s most destructive war? Elaborate. (Paper 2)

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The Second World War

Introduction

  • The Second World War was a ‘total’ war, unprecedented in terms of destruction of military, non-military assets and people.
  • It devastated the entire world.
  • This war outbroke in Europe in September 1939 and was preceded in August 1937 by the Sino-Japanese War. It succeeded in December 1941 post the entry of the US agains…

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Question 7

Appeared in Year: 2023

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The Treaty of Versailles contained in itself the seeds of the Second World War. Examine. (Paper 2)

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The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 at the end of World War I, has long been a subject of historical debate, with many historians arguing that it contained the seeds of the Second World War.

While it՚sessential to recognize that multiple factors contributed to the outbreak of World War II, the Treaty of Versailles undeniably played a significan…

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