Day: May 31, 2021

Was Czechoslovakia served on a dish to Hitler at Munich? What were its implications? [UPSC, 2019]  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Background: Hitler had decided to destroy Czechoslovakia: as part of his Lebensraum (living space) policy, and because he detested the Czechs for their democracy, for the fact that they were Slavs, and because their state had been […]

Q. The economic measures of Alauddin Khalji were aimed at greater political control. Discuss. [UPSC, 2019] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: AlauddinKhilji was the most powerful ruler of the Khalji dynasty of Delhi Sultanate. He is known in history for undertaking various economic measures such as land revenue reforms and market reforms. All these reforms were in line […]

Q. The role of the Non-Alignment Movement in world affairs had suffered greatly due to the theatre of internecine conflicts among the Third World countries who spearheaded it.” Elucidate. [UPSC, 2015] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO, or the Communist Bloc. […]

Q. Examine the circumstances which led to the overthrow of democracy and the establishment of Fascist dictatorship in Italy. [UPSC, 2017] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The First World War was a great strain on her economy, and there was bitter disappointment at her treatment by the Versailles settlement. Between 1919 and 1922 there were five different governments, […]