European History CSS Paper I 2001

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2001.

EUROPEAN HISTORY, PAPER – I

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100

NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including question No. 8 which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks.

1. Write down the main causes of the French Revolution.

2. Critically analyze the character and Politics of Napoleon III.

3. What were the great reforms of Alexander II of Russia? What were its effects on Russian society?

4. Give an account of the German policies from 1879 to 1894.

5. Write a note on Anglo – French relations in the second half of Nineteenth Century.

6. What were the main social and economic problems of Italy towards the end of Nineteenth Century?

7. Write short notes on any Two of the following:
   (i) Reign of Terror (ii) Robespierre (iii) Concert of Europe.

COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(A) Identify the following in short statements:
(i) Napoleonic Codes (ii) TODLEBEN (iii) DANTON (iv) Verdune (v) ZOLLVEREIN (iv) KULTURKAMPF

(B) Fill in the blanks:

(i) Napoleon was born in _________ at _________.
(ii) Alexander II of Russia was killed in _________.
(iii) Bismarck signed the treaty of DREIKAISERBUND with _________ on _________.
(iv) Farosha incident took place in _________.

(C) Who made the following statements:

(i) We must remain in these lands and then come forth great like ancient.
(ii) I have called the New World to redress the balance of the old.
(iii) I advise other countries to discontinue their menaces. We fear god and nothing else in the world.
(iv) Every nation for itself and god for us all.

(D) Who wrote the following books:
(i) A history of modern world. (ii) Europe since 1815. (iii) Europe in the Nineteenth Century. (iv) International relations between the two world wars.