European History CSS Paper II 2015

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2015

EUROPEAN HISTORY, PAPER-II

TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART – I (MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES

PART – I (MCQS): MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART – II: MAXIMUM MARKS = 80

Note: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. All questions carry EQUAL Marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at One Place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(v) No Page /Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.

PART-II

Q. 2. Discuss and analyse the reasons for the defeat of Germany and her allies in the First World War.

Q.3. Describe the organization o h League of Nations. Why did it fail to maintain international peace?

Q.4. Elaborate the achievements of communism in Russia between the two World Wars. How far did it fulfill the aims and hopes of those who made the Bolshevik Revolution.

Q.5. Analyze the circumstances in which Mussolini carne to power and what did Italy achieve between 1922 to 11-935?

Q.6. Outline the life and career of Hitler. Why was Hitler appointed German Chancellor in January 1933?

Q.7. Why did the European War of 1939 become the World War of 1941? Explain comprehensively.

Q.8. Account for the rapid spread of communism in Eastern Europe after the Second World War. What were its political and economic implications on Eastern Europe?