Gauhati University HISTORY FOURTH PAPER 2007 Question Paper

University : Gauhati University

Degree :  M.A History

Question Paper Subject:HISTORY FOURTH PAPER

Question Paper Year : 2007

Question Paper Details : Previous Years Question Papers Types Version

HISTORY

FOURTH PAPER

(History of Modem Europe, 1871-1919)

Full Marks: 80

Time: 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks
for the questions
1. Answer the following in one sentence l×8=8
a) Name the treaty that concluded the Fn1nco-Prussian War of 1870-71.
b) Under whose leadership was the Provisional Government of National Defence in
France formed in 1870?
c) Who was the French Foreign Minister during the War scare of 1875?
d) Who succeeded Bismarck as the Chancellor of Germany?
e) Who was the first Prime Minister of Italy after her unification?
f) Mention the main objective of the Dreikaiserbund
g) Who was the President of the Congress of Berlin?
h) Name the Peace Treaty imposed on Hungary following the First World War.
2. Match the following: 1×4=4
(a) Zemstro (i) France
(b) Emile Zola (ii) Russia
(c) Ausgleich (iii) Serbia
(d) Black Hand (iv) Austria-Hungary
3. Write short notes on any four: 5×4=20
(a) Panama Scandal
(b) Czar Liberator
(c) Socialism in Germany
(d) First Moroccan Crisis
(e) Bakunin
(f) Bosnian Crisis of 1908
4. Answer in detail (any three): 16×3=48
a) Analyse the causes of the Paris Commune. What were its effects?
b) How far was the Third French Republic successful in solving its internal
problems? Discuss.
c) Account for the Austro-Russian rivalry in the Balkans and examine its
repercussions.
d) Do you agree that the foreign policy of Kaiser William II resulted in the isolation
of Germany after 1890? Give reasons for your answer.

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