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Hist 221 Question Paper

Hist 221

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

COURSE CODE: HIST 221
COURSE TITLE: HISTORICAL TRANSFORMATION
OF EUROPE IN THE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY
STREAM: Y2 S2

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer FOUR questions At least ONE from each section

SECTION A
1. Describe in detail the major political, economics and social aspects of European society
before the industrial revolution.
2. What was the industrial revolution? Discuss the factors that empowered England to take a
lead in the industrial revolution. Account for the delay of this process in other part of
Europe.
3. Discuss the social, political and economic consequences of the industrial revolution as a
force of change in Europe.
4. “The French Revolution was a war against social and political inequalities.” Do you
agree?

SECTION B

5. Describe the major events of the French Revolution during the moderate and radical
phases. Why did the revolution move to a radical phase?
6. Discuss the major elements of Napoleon Bonaparte’s domestic and foreign policy. How
did Napoleon’s career affect Europe?
7. What were the main concerns of the High Powers meeting at the Vienna Congress in
1815? Evaluate the effectiveness of their decisions by reference to the liberal and
nationalist revolutions of 1830 – 1848 in Europe.
8. Describe in detail the stages and diplomatic skill that enabled Otto von Bismarck to
achieve the unification of Germany by 1871.
9. Using you knowledge of European history, show the chronology of events and
alignments from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the outbreak of the First World
War in 1914.

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