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GS-I: Industrial Revolution and Other Developments: 1750-1914

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                                                          This is a dynamic E-Book comprising the below UPSC Mains Model Questions as well as their answers written by GKToday team. The PDF E-Book can be instantly downloaded after payment. No Hadcopy is provided.
                                                        1. Explain why the Tsarist regime was able to survive the 1905 revolution but was overthrown in February/March 1917.
                                                        2. How far would you agree that the February/March revolution which overthrew the Russian monarchy was a 'spontaneous uprising'?
                                                        3. How far would you agree that the impact of the First World War on Russia was the main reason for the downfall of Nicholas II in 1917?
                                                        4. ‘Agriculture was always the basic weakness of the Soviet economy.' Assess the validity to this view of the Soviet economy during the Stalin years
                                                        5. 'Stalin's power during the 1930s was based almost entirely on terror.' How far would you agree with this view?
                                                        6. How effective were the Five Year Plans in creating a successful economy in the USSR up to 1941?
                                                        7. Explain why there was a revolution in China in 1911 and assess the consequences of that revolution.
                                                        8. Explain why it took the Nationalists (Kuomintang) so long to establish their authority over China after the revolution of 1911.
                                                        9. What conditions favoured rapid industrialization in 18th century England? Do you agree with the view that the "enclosure movement" played a role of catalyst in the Industrial revolution? Throw light
                                                        10. While elucidating the key events, discuss the significance of the Great October Socialist Revolution of 1917.
                                                        11. "Napoleon was the child of the French Revolution."Justify.
                                                        12. "The American Revolution was the first step towards birth of the great nation."Discuss.
                                                        13. Discuss the key changes introduced in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War-I? Why democracy failed to establish a permanent hold in the newly formed countries of Eastern Europe? Elucidate.
                                                        14. Discuss the reasons that helped Industrial Revolution and political liberalization spread first and fast in Western Europe during the 18th and 19th century. Analyze their implications.
                                                        15. What steps did Bismarck take to strengthen Prussian nationalism in the German Empire and to combat socialism? In what respects, did William II reverse Bismarck's policies? Discuss.
                                                        16. What was the Meiji Restoration? How was Japanese life transformed during the forty-five years that followed? Discuss.
                                                        17. What was the enclosure movement? How did it affect the Agrarian Revolution? The Industrial Revolution?
                                                        18. Key economic changes that preceded the Industrial Revolution
                                                        19. What were the main features of Industrial revolution? Do you agree that Industrialization was at the root of competitive nationalism that led to great wars? Justify.
                                                        20. "For Britain, the American revolution brought more severe loss than simply the loss of thirteen colonies." Discuss in the light of consequences of American Revolution.
                                                        21. "The American War of Independence was a revolution that sought significant and deep societal change." Do you agree with this view?
                                                        22. American Revolution was a natural and even expected event in the history of colonial people who had come of age. Comment.
                                                        23. What were the major alliances and wars of 18th century Europe? Critically examine their conflicts while keeping in focus the delicate balance of power.
                                                        24. Present a critical overview of the circumstances that led to Revolution in France.
                                                        25. Explain the meaning of Ancien Regime and seigneurial system in context with pre-revolution France? What happened to them when revolution broke out in France?
                                                        26. Elucidate the meaning and importance of "Bastille" and "Great Fear" in context with French Revolution.
                                                        27. Napoleon was the child of the revolution, but in many ways he reversed the aims and principles of the movement from which he sprang. Comment.
                                                        28. The Napoleonic Empire was doomed because of its inherent and self-defeating contradictions. Elucidate.
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