What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
The main changes that were brought about the Bolsheviks immediately after the October revolutions are as follows:
. banks and industries were nationalized.
. land was declared social property, thereby allowing peasants to seize it from the nobility.
. in urban areas houses were partitioned according to family requirements .
. old artisocratic titles were banned, and new uniforms were designed for the army and the officials.
. uniforms were introduced for the army and the officials.
Explain why Nazi propaganda was effective in creating a hatred for Jews.
Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
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.
What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?
In what ways did the Nazi state seek to establish total control over its people ?
Discuss why Nazism became popular in Germany by 1930.
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
In what ways was the working population in Russia different from other countries in Europe, before 1917?
What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?
Give reasons to explain why the Maasai community lost their grazing lands.
Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
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?
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
Why are forests affected by wars?
What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?
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.