WBCS Optional Question Paper on History [Paper II] - 2012

Answer any three questions 1. To what extent Germany was responsible for the outbreak of the World War I ? 2. What is Renaissance ? What were its causes ? 3. Why did the overseas expansion at the beginning of the 16th century become a concern of the European powers ? What was its social and economic impact ? 4. What was the system of Metternich ? Why did it fail ? 5. Was Alexander II really a 'Tsar the Liberator' ?