HIST/VI/10/(PR Student's Copy
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6th Semester
HISTORY
TENTH PAPER
Contemporary World
Pre-revised and Revised
Full Marks 75
Time 3 hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 25
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 10
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×10=10
1. An umbrella organization for European Communist parties founded in
September 1947 was
COMECON
Cominform
SEATO
EU
2. The general term for the practice in the United States of making
accusations of pro-Communist activity was
containment
isolationism
McCarthyism
intervention
/435 1 Contd.
3. Guomindang, the Chinese Nationalist Party was founded by
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Xi Jinping
4. The belief or behaviour hostile toward Jews just because they are Jewish is
called
Zionism
Anti-Semitism
Pogroms
Holocaust
5. The first Arab-Israeli War ended in
1948
1949
1950
1951
6. ASEAN founded in 1967 was a forum for
Regional Economic Cooperation
Regional Political Cooperation
Regional Military Cooperation
Regional Cultural Cooperation
7. What was the name of the first official military operation against Iraq in the
1990-1991 Gulf War?
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Thunderstorm
8. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in
4th April, 1968
4th April, 1969
4th May, 1968
4th May, 1969
HIST/VI/10/(PR R)/435 2 Contd.
9. Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation is named
Intifada
Jihad
Mufti
Fedayeen
10. The destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre took
place in the year
2000
2001
2011
2002
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Answer the following questions in brief (any five) 3×5=15
1. What do you know about the 'Berlin Blockade'?
2. What do you understand by MAD?
3. Write a note on the PLO.
4. What was the significance of the OAU?
5. What do you mean by GATT?
6. Write a note on Tiananmen Square protest in 1989.
7. What is meant by Perestroika?
8. What do you know about the Irish Republican Army?
9. What do you understand by informationalism?
10. What is jihad?
HIST/VI/10/(PR R)/435 3 Contd.
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 50
The questions are of equal value
1. The Cuban Missile Crisis almost sparked hot war' between the two rival
blocs during the Cold War. Discuss.
OR
Discuss the economic recovery of Europe during the post-War period.
2. Examine the Vietnam War of 1961-1975.
OR
Trace the causes for the Arab-Israeli conflict leading to the creation of the
State of Israel.
3. How would you explain the origins of the Third World in the years
after 1945?
OR
Mao Zedong may have been a great revolutionary but once in power he
failed his people. Critically discuss.
4. The collapse of the Cold War brought about 'the unipolar moment with
America at the apex'. Discuss.
OR
Discuss the social movements during the 1960's.
5. War and terrorism is a common phenomenon in the 21st century. Discuss.
OR
Enumerate the role played by OPEC to highlight the importance of in
world politics.