Class 9 Social Science - India and the Contemporary World I - Chapter The French Revolution NCERT Solutions | How would you explain the rise of Napole

Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world 4during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
 

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.
 

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?
 

 Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
 

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.
 

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
 

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
 

What are the similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?
 

What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
 

What were the main changes brought about by the Bolsheviks immediately after the October Revolution?
 

Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
! Railways
! Shipbuilding
! Agricultural expansion
! Commercial farming
! Tea/Coffee plantations
! Adivasis and other peasant users
 

Why did the Tsarist autocracy collapse in 1917?
 

Why are forests affected by wars?