Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions? Explain.
Though it says universal rights of women were unfortunately left from the basic rights that were being promised. They didn't have equal rights that men have. They did not have the right to liberty, property, security and above all the resistance to these oppression. In the accountation of laws women did not have any representation. Women were not entitled to all the honours and public employment according to their abilities.
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 were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world 4during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
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
What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?
How would you explain the rise of Napoleon?
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?
Give reasons to explain why the Maasai community lost their grazing lands.