How would you explain the rise of Napole | Class 9 Social Science - India and the Contemporary World I Chapter The French Revolution, The French Revolution NCERT Solutions

Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions? Explain.
 

Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French Revolution.
 

Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world 4during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
 

Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution? Which groups were forced to relinquish power? Which sections of society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the revolution?
 

Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France.
 

Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
 

Explain why Nazi propaganda was effective in creating a hatred for Jews.
 

Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
! Railways
! Shipbuilding
! Agricultural expansion
! Commercial farming
! Tea/Coffee plantations
! Adivasis and other peasant users
 

Write a few lines to show what you know about:
! kulaks
! the Duma
! women workers between 1900 and 1930
! the Liberals
! Stalinís collectivisation programme.

Explain what role women had in Nazi society. Return to Chapter 1 on the French Revolution. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the role of women in the two periods.
 

Discuss why Nazism became popular in Germany by 1930.
 

In what ways was the working population in Russia different from other countries in Europe, before 1917?

What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?
 

What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
 

What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
 

Discuss why the colonial government in India brought in the following laws. In each case, explain how the law changed the lives of pastoralists:
! Waste Land rules
! Forest Acts
! Criminal Tribes Act
! Grazing Tax
 

Give reasons to explain why the Maasai community lost their grazing lands.
 

Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
! Railways
! Shipbuilding
! Agricultural expansion
! Commercial farming
! Tea/Coffee plantations
! Adivasis and other peasant users
 

 Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
 

What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
 

What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?
 

Why are forests affected by wars?

Explain why nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another. What are the advantages to the environment of this continuous movement?
 

What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
 

There are many similarities in the way in which the modern world forced changes in the lives of pastoral communities in India and East Africa. Write about any two examples of changes which were similar for Indian pastoralists and the Maasai herders.