Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world 4during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The ideas of liberty and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French revolution. These spread from French to the rest of Europe during the 19th century where feudal system were eradicated. Further, these ideas spread to the different colonies of the European nations. Colonized people interpreted and shaped these ideas according to respective requirements. This war was probably like seeds for an colonization end in many countries. By the mid of 20 th century major part of the world adopted the democracy as the preferred mode of rule and the French revolution can be determined as the starting point for this development.
Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French Revolution.
Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution? Which groups were forced to relinquish power? Which sections of society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the revolution?
Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France.
Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions? Explain.
How would you explain the rise of Napoleon?
What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?
Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
Discuss how the changes in forest management in the colonial period affected the following groups of people:
! Shifting cultivators
! Nomadic and pastoralist communities
! Firms trading in timber/forest produce
! Plantation owners
! Kings/British officials engaged in shikar
Explain why nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another. What are the advantages to the environment of this continuous movement?
In what ways was the working population in Russia different from other countries in Europe, before 1917?
Discuss why Nazism became popular in Germany by 1930.
What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?
Discuss why the colonial government in India brought in the following laws. In each case, explain how the law changed the lives of pastoralists:
! Waste Land rules
! Forest Acts
! Criminal Tribes Act
! Grazing Tax
Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
In what ways did the Nazi state seek to establish total control over its people ?
What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
Write a few lines to show what you know about:
! kulaks
! the Duma
! women workers between 1900 and 1930
! the Liberals
! Stalinís collectivisation programme.
Explain why nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another. What are the advantages to the environment of this continuous movement?
Discuss why the colonial government in India brought in the following laws. In each case, explain how the law changed the lives of pastoralists:
! Waste Land rules
! Forest Acts
! Criminal Tribes Act
! Grazing Tax
Explain what role women had in Nazi society. Return to Chapter 1 on the French Revolution. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the role of women in the two periods.
Why are forests affected by wars?
Make two lists: one with the main events and the effects of the February Revolution and the other with the main events and effects of the October Revolution. Write a paragraph on who was involved in each, who were the leaders and what was the impact of each on Soviet history.
What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?