Question : Discuss the main characteristics of Fascism.
(2007)
Answer : A number of political movements which arose in Europe after the World War I are generally given the name “Fascist”. The common features of this movement were their hostility of democracy and socialism and the aim of establishing dictatorships. They succeeded in many countries of Europe, such as Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Germany and Spain. Their success in Italy and Germany had the most serious consequences.
The term Fascism is of Italian origin. It was first ....
Question : “They have stopped me from making Italy by diplomacy from the North, I will make it by a revolution from the south.”
(2005)
Answer : The unification of Italy constitutes a saga of diplomacy and courage of the people of Italy. In making a united Italy, Cavour played the most remarkable and paramount role. In the initial stages, Cavour banked upon negotiations and diplomatic maneuvering to achieve the aim of united Italy. When the efforts yielded results not to his liking, he took recourse to what has been called direct and overt steps to make the Italy unified under a ....
Question : ‘To Bismarck the conclusion of the Treaty of May 20, 1882, was the culmination of this system...’
(2004)
Answer : Bismark Negotiated and signed in May 1881, the Triple Alliance brought Italy into the alliance previously agreed between Germany and Austria-Hungary (in 1879) as a counterweight to France and Russia.Under the provisions of this treaty, Germany and Austria-Hungary promised to assist Italy if she were attacked by France, and vice versa: Italy was bound to lend aid to Germany or Austria-Hungary if France declared war against either. Additionally, should any signatory find itself at war ....
Question : Bismarck united Germany not by majority of votes and speeches, but by a policy of “blood and Iron”. In the light of this statement assess the contribution of Bismarck to the Unification of Germany.
(2003)
Answer : One of the major features of the 19th century history of Europe was the struggle for national unification and independence. In the 18th century Germany was divided into a number of states. Some of these states were very small and did not extend beyond the limits of a city. During the Napoleonic wars many of there states ceased to exist. At the end of the wars these were still thirty-eight independent states in Germany. Among ....
Question : “Napoleon kindled the national sentiment, but German unity was achieved by Bismarck.” Discuss.
(2002)
Answer : Napoleon’s invasion on Germany was a great historical event. No doubt it was the imperialistic expansion of the French empire under the leadership of Napoleon, but it can be termed as a blessing in disguise. Before Nepoleon’s attack on German region the entire Germany was divided into 300 states. It was Napoleon who steel-frame of administration. Nepoleon created a Federal set up of 39 states. These 39 states were created out of the 300 states ....
Question : ‘Bismarck created new Germany with the policy of ‘blood and iron’.
(2001)
Answer : Otto Von Bismarck, the architect of the German Unification, believed in a policy of blood and iron (militarism) to achieve his object. Unmindful of the resistance offered by the popular House of the Prussian Diet, Bismarck embarked on an ambitious programme of militarisation. He not only raised a large number of soldiers but also imparted them training in the use of new weapons. As a result, the military strength of Prussia considerably increased. He asserted ....
