Day: April 24, 2020

Briefly discuss the impact of American Revolution on Britain.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Impact on Britain: Financial Effects: Britain’s war against the Americans, French and Spanish cost about £100 million and 40% of the money was borrowed. National debt went up. Taxes had to be raised as a result. The trade which Britain relied on for wealth […]

“Several factors worked together to cause the rapid industrilisation of Germany after 1871.” Comment.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Industrial Revolution began about a century later in Germany than it did in England. Before 1871, Germany was not united properly. This was because of the power struggle, mainly between Prussia and Austria, that was occurring at the […]

Discuss how Japan industrialised after the Meji Restoration?  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Japan had wrapped herself in rigid seclusion but in 1853, her veil was opened by the USA when US Navy appeared in Japanese waters to demonstrate strength, demanding protection for American sailors and allowing American ships to put into Japanese ports. Japan was forced accept […]

Explain why Latin America was beset with chronic political instability and endemic military conflicts throughout most of the 19th century.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Brief background of Latin American Countries and their independence Napoleon’s invasion of Spain in 1808 was the event that triggered the struggle for Latin America’s independence from Spain. Napoleon detained Charles IV, the […]

Evaluate the success of the free trade movement in Britain in the nineteenth century.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The debate over the benefits of free trade versus the need for protectionism intensified during the early part of the nineteenth century. In Britain, vested interest groups sought to protect their enterprises from foreign competition and assure access to […]

“A war with France lay in the logic of history.”-Bismarck. Comment.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The result of the Austro-Prussian War had fully vindicated Bismarck’s policy of “blood and iron”. Prussia established her position as a first class military power and welded together the greater portion of Germany under her dominant control. Now that unity had been […]

Critically examine the role of Zollverein in unification of Germany under Prussia.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Initially conceived by the Prussian Finance Minister Bulow, as a Prussian customs union in 1818, Zollverein or German Customs Union was finally organised by the 1833 Zollverein treaties. TheZollverein formally came into existence on 1 January 1834. The Zollverein linked the […]

“Out of the mud of the Crimea, a new Italy was made and less obviously a new Germany.” Explain.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Crimean War (1853–1856) was fought between the Russians and the British, French, Turkey and Sardinia-Piedmont. It reopened the Eastern Question. The war was caused by Russian demands to exercise protection over the Orthodox […]

The settlement reached at the Congress of Berlin had ignored the aspirations and sentiments of the Balkan peoples in the in the interests of Powers and could not bring peace in Europe in the long run.” Analyse.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Congress of Berlin (1878) was diplomatic meeting of the major European powers under the chairmanship […]

“The political existence of the Napoleonic Empire was short but it was an event of profound significance in the history of Europe.” Elucidate.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Though political existence of the Napoleonic Empire was just about a decade long, it was highly significant for the history of Europe. Napoleonic Empire brought Europe into contact with ideas […]