ISC (Arts) Class 12 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History

Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany after 1933 caused a flood of refugees and by 1940 about half the population of Palestine was Jewish.

In this context, answer the following:

How did the Second World War make the situation in Palestine worse?

The destruction of the hated Versailles Treaty was the main aim of the foreign policy of ______.

Discuss any four major plans by which Hitler sought to achieve his goal of making Germany a great power again.

The origins of the Palestine problem as a global issue, lie in the events that took place towards the end of the First World War.

In this context, explain:

The contradictory promises made by the British government in the Balfour Declaration and the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence.

The origins of the Palestine problem as a global issue lie in the events that took place towards the end of the First World War.

In this context, explain the contradictory promises made by the British government in the Balfour Declaration and the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence.

Assertion: Germany invaded Poland on 1^st September, 1939.

Reason: Hitler had signed a Non-Aggression Pact with Russia in August 1939 and ensured Russian neutrality.

Name the original signatories of the Anti-Comintern Pact in 1936.

How did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour change the nature of the Second World War?

What was the primary demand of the World Zionist Movement?

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.

The following is a picture of the famous trio of the Janata government, waiting for the swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in 1977. Which one of the following BEST describes the reason for its short-lived tenure?

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.

The Governor of an American state, attempted to prevent nine Black students from entering a high school. The plight of these students drew national attention later. 

Why was this event significant during the Civil Rights Movement?

Name the most outstanding leader of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa.

Discuss briefly the efforts made by various Women’s Movements in India, to root out the social evils of:

1. Dowry.
2. Domestic violence in the 1970s and 1980’s.

Discuss the main features of Apartheid in South Africa.

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. 

Answer the following question. 
Mention anyone important international organization that condemned Apartheid.

Answer the following question.
Give an account of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa and its transition to black majority rule.

What was the Soviet response to the Marshall Plan?