European History KP PMS Paper II 2025

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF PMS OFFICER / AETO BPS-17
(2025)
EUROPEAN HISTORY (PAPER-II)
Time Allowed: 03 Hours Total Marks: 100
Note:- Attempt any five questions.
Q.No.1 Analyze the First World War as a “total war,” examining its impact on European societies, economies, and political systems, and evaluate the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles as a long-term cause of future conflict. (20)
Q.No.2 Investigate the Russian Revolution, detailing the causes of the Bolshevik seizure of power, the subsequent civil war, and the consolidation of a totalitarian state under Lenin and Stalin. (20)
Q.No.3 Discuss the aims and achievements of the League of Nations. To what extent did its structural weaknesses and the policies of major powers lead to its failure? (20)
Q.No.4 Compare and contrast the rise of Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany. Analyze their core ideologies, methods of control, and the social and economic conditions that facilitated their ascent to power during the interwar period. (20)
Q.No.5 Examine the causes and major turning points of the Second World War, including the failure of the policy of appeasement, the nature of Nazi aggression, and the Holocaust. (20)
Q.No.6 Examine the origins and evolution of the Cold War. How did ideological differences and power politics divide Europe after 1945? (20)
Q.No.7 Assess the impact of the Soviet Union’s domination of Eastern Europe (1945–1960). How did it consolidate its power and respond to challenges like the Hungarian Uprising (1956)? (20)
Q.No.8 To what extent did the success of the Common Market inspire later movements toward deeper European integration, culminating in the European Union? (20)