Question : “Colonialism not only deprives a society of its freedom and its wealth, but of its very character, leaving its people intellectually and morally disoriented”
(2013)
Answer : Colonialism is a relationship between an indigenous (or forcibly imported) majority and a minority of foreign invaders. The fundamental decisions affecting the lives of the colonized people are made and implemented by the colonial rulers in pursuit of interests that are often defined in a distant metropolis. Rejecting cultural compromises with the colonized population, the colonizers are convinced of their own superiority and their ordained mandate to rule.
Colonialism is the establishment, exploitation, maintenance, acquisition, and ....
Question : “The Arab nationalism had a peculiar character. It stood for national independence for separate Arab states as well as for the unity of all Arabs irrespective of their state boundaries.” - Examine
(2012)
Answer : Arab Nationalism is a nationalist ideology celebrating the glories of Arab civilization, the language and literature of the Arabs, calling for rejuvenation and political union in the Arab world. Its central premise is that the people of the Arab world from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arabian sea, constitute one nation bound together by common linguistic, cultural, religious and historical heritage. One of the primary objectives of this movement was to control the west’s influence ....
Question : Would you argue that the Non-Aligned Movement played a crucial role in promoting a climate of peace?
(2011)
Answer : NAM played a crucial role in promoting the climate of peace. It was NAM philosophy that the newly independent poor countries of Asia and Africa has nothing to gain and everything to loose by falling for the temptation of joining the military blocs of big powers. They would end up being used as pawns in contests of power of no relevance to them.
Their need were to fight poverty and illeteracy and disease, and these could ....
Question : Critically examine Dutch colonial policy in Indonesia.
(2010)
Answer : The Dutch began to frequent the island of Indonesia in 17th century. First of all they brought AmboYana Island under their control in 1605. In 1605 they seized Malacca froms Portuguese. Taking advantage of political weakness of these Islands the Dutch established Dutch East India Company in Holland. It made Batavia in Java the centre of its activities and began to gain political excellence.
Culture system: Dutch were anxious to move these colonies a source of ....
Question : Explain the circumstances leading to emergence of Third World and analyse it’s impact on world affairs.
(2010)
Answer : The Third World represent a group of newly emerged nations-Asian, African and Latin American. The basis of grouping was common outlook resultant of common experience of long period of suppression and under colonial rule. The term was first used by French demographer Alfred sauvy in 1952 for newly independent nations of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Third world does not represent a third block. Infact co-operation and collective outlook were hallmark of Third World. It ....
Question : “Arab nationalism and oil – these were the principal factors in complicating the relations of Middle Eastern countries with the outside world.”
(2009)
Answer : “Arab nationalism and oil – these were the principal factors in complicating the relations of Middle Eastern countries with the outside world.”: The Arab states economic dependence on the industrialized world and the resulting nationalistic reactions are well known truths. The historical evolution of this dependence from the 16th century to the present was not without reasons.
Arab nationalism was first internationally recognized in 1913 but remained ineffective as Arab elite groups had developed interests that ....
Question : Why did Vietnam go through thirty years of war after the Second World War?
(2009)
Answer : The Vietnam War was the legacy of France’s failure to suppress nationalist forces in Indochina as it struggled to restore its colonial dominion after World War II. Led by Ho Chi Minh, a Communist-dominated revolutionary movement waged a political and military struggle for Vietnamese independence that frustrated the efforts of the French and resulted ultimately in their ouster from the region.
Vietnam had gained its independence from France in 1954. The country was divided into North ....
Question : Give a brief account of the struggle against ‘Apartheid’ in South Africa.
(2006)
Answer : Apartheid constituted one of the peculiar and abhorrent forms of discrimination that was perpetrated against the blacks in South Africa. It was a phase of racial discrimination against the Blacks.
The policy of apartheid (separateness) was introduced by the Prime Minister Malan in between 1948 to 1954. This tightened up the control over blacks.
Apartheid had certain distinguishing features. One, there was complete separation of blacks and whites as far as possible at all levels. In country ....
Question : Discuss the aims of the establishment of the Arab league and assess its role in safeguarding the interests of the Arab nations.
(2001)
Answer : The aims of the establishment of the Arab League were to implement the agreements made between member states to strengthen their mutual relations, to call their meeting from time to time, cooperation in political spheres, protecting independence and sovereignty of the member nations, discussing matters related to Arab nations and cooperating with each other in the fields of economy, culture and transportation.
The main principles of the Arab League were respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity ....
