ISC (Arts) Class 12 - CISCE Important Questions for History

With reference to the World Economic Crisis (1929), give any four reasons to explain why Japan adopted an aggressive and militant foreign policy before the Second World War.

Which of the following events is considered to be Hitler’s greatest triumph and Chamberlain’s supreme act of appeasement?

Assertion: On 6^th August, 1945 the Americans dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima.

Reason: On 7^th December 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour without any declaration of war.

How did the course of events during the Abyssinian crisis discredit the League of Nations and the idea of collective security?

Name the nationalist leader under whose leadership Ghana became independent.

Who was the African nationalist leader of the Kenya African Unity Party (KAU) ?

Discuss the initial achievements of Kwame Nkrumah in the field of internal and external affairs of Ghana.

Explain the reasons for Nkrumah’s downfall and eventual overthrow from power in 1966.

What part did the Mau Mau secret society play in the Kenyan struggle for freedom from British rule?

Answer the following question.
What is the most important reason for the downfall of Kwame Nkrumah?

Answer the following question.
In the context of the rapid growth of African nationalism and decolonization in Africa, discuss :
Kenya’s struggle for freedom under the leadership ofJomo Kenyatta.

Answer the following question.
In the context of the rapid growth of African nationalism and decolonization in Africa, discuss :
The initial achievements of Kwame Nkrumah in the field of internal and external affairs of Ghana. 

Discuss any four features of Nkrumah's policies that led to the collapse of his government in Ghana (1966).

A de-colonisation movement started in Africa after the Second World War. In this context, examine the role of Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya's struggle for independence.

State any one difference between the freedom movement of Ghana and that of Kenya.

Mention any one challenge faced by Nkrumah after becoming the Prime Minister of Ghana.

Explain the deepening of the crisis in East- West relations during the Cold War with reference to :
The Berlin Blockade (1948-49).

The basic cause of conflict lay in the differences of principles between the communist and democratic states. In this context, explain how the following events led to the development of the Cold War :

The Marshall Plan. 

With reference to the break-up of the USSR, answer the following questions :
To what extent was the failure of Mikhail Gorbachev’s economic reforms responsible for the end of the Soviet Union?

What was the Soviet response to the Marshall Plan?