W.B.C.S. EXAMINATION - 2011
Optional Paper
HISTORY - PAPER II
Time Allowed -3 Hours Full Marks-100
Group-A
Answer any three questions
1. "Feudalism collapsed in Western Europe because of its own internal contradictions". Do you agree with this statement ? 20
2. Give reasons for the origin of the Renaissance in ltaly. 20
3. What was the Continental System ? How far did it contribute to the downfall of Napoleon ? 8+12
4. Can Alexander II be called Tsar the Liberator' ? 20
5. Trace the rise and growth of Fascism in Italy under Mussolini.
OR, Discuss the main characteristics of Fascism.
Group-A
Answer any two questions
6. "The Renaissance scholars laid the eggs which Martin Luther, the father of the Reformation, later on hatched on". Discuss. 20
7. "The Treaty of Versailles was a dictated peace of victor powers on a vanquished nation". Explain. 20
8. What were the weaknesses and difficulties of the Weirner Republic ? How did Hitler succeed in establishing his dictatorship ? 8 + 12
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