Previous year questions

"The American War of Independence transformed Europe as well as America." Critically examine.

"The spirit behind the great reforms of Napoleon's Consulate at home was the transference of the methods of Bonaparte the general to the task of Bonaparte the statesman." Critically examine.

"The roots of the Chartist movement in Great Britain were partly political and partly economic." Critically examine.

Explain the main features of the US Federal Constitution.

Critically examine the statement that the French Revolution was not caused by the French philosophers but by the conditions of national life and by the mistakes of the government.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free" Explain Abraham Lincoln's perspective.

"The multiple contradictions that quickly undermined the new edifice had been expressed even before the meeting of the Estate General in France. The internal conflict among Estates had manifested itself." Critically examine.

"The Continental Blockade was a misconceived idea of economically defeating Great Britain." Critically examine.

"… the passing of the 'Reform Act' marked the real beginning of modern party organisation in England… In a real sense, the present political system of England dates from 1832." Critically examine.

"American Revolution seems to have come with remarkable suddenness. A roster of talented leaders emerged during 1763 to 1775 to make it happen." Elucidate.