1st PUC History Question Bank Chapter 10 World Wars and International Organizations

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1st PUC History World Wars-International Organisation Text Book Questions and Answers

I. Answer in one word or one sentence (Each carries 1 Mark).

Question 1.
When did the First World War break out?
Answer:
1914.

Question 2.
Who was the Emperor of Germany during the First World War.
Answer:
Kaiser William II

Question 3.
Mention the immediate cause for the First World War.
Answer:
The Austrian prince murder by Serbian Austria declared war on Serbia.

Question 4.
Why did U.S.A join the First World War?
Answer:
Because Germany destroyed the Lusitanian ship of England, in which many Americans were travelling.

Question 5.
Which conference officially ended the First World War?
Answer:
The Paris peace conference, 1919 officially Ended the I world war.

Question 6.
Who was the founder of Fascism?
Answer:
Benito Missolini.

Question 7.
What is the meaning of the word ‘Fascism’?
Answer:
‘Which’ bundle of rods with an ax-symbol of power in the Ancient Roman period.

Question 8.
Name the paper edited by Mussolini.
Answer:
Solialist paper ‘Avanti ’.

Question 9.
Who declared, ‘Italy must expand or perish’?
Answer:
Benito Mussolini

Question 10.
Where was Adolf Hitler born?
Answer:
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889.

Question 11.
Who was the founder of Nazism?
Answer:
Adolf Hitler founded Nazi party in Germany.

Question 12.
Mention the book written by Hitler,
Answer:
Mein Kempt (my struggle) written by Hitler when he was in jail.

Question 13.
Name the German Parliament.
Answer:
Reichstag (Germany parliament)

Question 14.
What is Gestapo?
Answer:
Hitler organised secret police known as ‘Gestapo’ to suppress all the opposition.

Question 15.
Why did U.S.A join the Second world war?
Answer:
In December 1941. Japan attacked the naval base of the USA at Pearl Harbour in the pacific ocean. Several American ships were sunk. This forced USA to join the war.

Question 16.
Who ordered American Air Force to drop atom bombs on Japan?
Answer:
Harry S Truman ordered American Air force to drop atom bombs on Japan.

Question 17.
When was Israel created for the Jews?
Answer:
Israel created in 1948 for the Jews.

Question 18.
When was the U.N.O. established?
Answer:
24th October 1945.

Question 19.
Which day is celebrated as U.N. Day?
Answer:
24th October is celebrated as U.N Day.

Question 20.
Where is the Headquarters of U.N.O.?
Answer:
New York (U.S.A)

Question 21.
How many member nations are there in the U.N.O. at present?
Answer:
193 Nations as of 2012.

Question 22.
Where is the International Court of Justice?
Answer:
The Hague in the Netherlands.

Question 23.
Who is the present Secretary-General of the U.N.O.?
Answer:
The present secretary-General is Banki Moon of south korea (as on 2012).

Question 24.
Expand (Any one) – ECOSOC, ILO, FAO, UNESCO, IBRD, IMF, WHO and WTO.
Answer:

1. ILO-Intemational Labour Organisation.
2. FAO – Food and Agricultural Organisation
3. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
4. IBRD- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
5. IMF – International Monetary Fund.
6. WHO – World Health organisation
7. WTO – World Trade Organisation.

II. Answer in two words or two sentences (each carries 2 Marks).

Question 1.
Name the two rival alliances formed during the First World War.
Answer:
Triple Alliance- Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy. Triple Entente: England, France and Russia.

Question 2.
Name the Treaty signed by the Allied countries with Germany. When was it signed?
Answer:
Germany, Austria and Italy were signed after unification of Germany in 1871.

Question 3.
Mention the four empires which were overthrown after the First World War.
Answer:
They were:

1. The Hapsburg of Austria
2. Hohenzollems of Germany.
3. Ramanors of Russia
4. The Turkish Sultanate (Ottoman Empire)

Question 4.
When was the league of nations established? Where was its headquarters?
Answer:
The league of nations came into existence in 1920. Its head quarters at Geneva at Switzerland.

Question 5.
Write any two principles of Fascism.
Answer:

1. Importance to the state
2. Glorification of war
3. Opposition to democracy and socialism.
4. Unquestioning supremacy of the regime, are the principles of Fascism.

Question 6.
Write any two Principles of Nazism.
Answer:

• One part rule
• Nazification
• Racial-Supremacy
• Anti-Jewish and anti Religions
• Importance to state are the principles of Nazism. .

Question 7.
Name the two rival Powers of the Second World War.
Answer:

1. Allied powers: England, France, USSR and U.S.A.
2. Axis powers: Germany. Italy and Japan were the rival powers of the second world war.

Question 8.
Name the Axis Powers.
Answer:
Axis powers: Germany leader of the axis power, Itlaic and Japan.

Question 9.
Name the Allied Powers.
Answer:
Allied powers: England, France, USSR and U.S.A

Question 10.
Name the cities of Japan where the atom bombs were dropped during the.
Answer:
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the cities of Japan, destroyed by Atom bombs during the second world war.

Question 11.
Write any two aims of the I.J.N.O.
Answer:
Aims and objectives of I.J.N.O:

1. Maintain international peace and security.
2. To develop friendly relations among the nations
3. To promote international corporation in economic, social, cultural, educational and medical field.
4. To promote higher standard of living.

Question 12.
Name any two official languages of the U.N.O.
Answer:
English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic and Chinese are the official languages in U.N.O.

Question 13.
Mention the five permanent members of the Security Council.
Answer:
U.S.A. England, France, Russian and china are the 5 permanent members of U.N.O.

Question 14.
What is veto power?
Answer:
“Veto” is a special power given to the 5 permanent memebers to negate any resolution of the United Nations.

III. Answer in 15 to 20 sentences (Each carries 5 Marks).

Question 1.
Describe the various results of the First World War.
Answer:

1. Millions of people including civilians died in the war and many more wounded. Towns, cities, roads, dams, bridges, railways anti factories were destroyed on an unprecedented scale.
2. The reconstruction, providing job, to the unemployed, providing food and shelter rehabilitation to people became impossible task The great economic depression was also caused by the war (1929)
3. The treaty’ of Versailles (Versailles) imposed humiliating conditions on Germany.
4. Turkey lost its hold on Armenia which became a separate republic.
5. In the balkan region Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, “Yugoslavia and Hungary became independent.
6. The most important constructive result of the I world war was the establishment of an international organisation, called the league of Nations to preserve the world peace by avoiding future wars.

Question 2.
Explain the provisions of the treaty of Versailles.
Answer:
Important provisions of the treaty of verrailles:

1. Alsace and Loraine provinces of Germany were given back to France. France acquired the saar coal basin of Germany for a period of 15 years as compensation for the destruction of the coal mines in the north France.
2. Schleswig and Holstein were given to Denmark by Germany. Danzig has scratched away from Germany and declared a free port.
3. Rhine land area was completely demilitarized. All existing borts in the area were demolished.
4. The independence of Poland, Belgium, and Czechoslovakia was recognized by Germany.
5. Germany gave up all its colonies to the Allies, those were divided among themselves by England, France, Japan, and others.
6. Germany was made responsible for losses of I world war. So, the Germany war made to pay a huge war indemnity of6.600 million pounds.
7. Germany was disarmed. The sizes of its army and navy reduced.
8. Import and Export of weapons were prohibited. It also imposed restriction on the manufacture of machine guns and rifles.
9. German warships were converted into commercial ships.

Question 3.
Describe the achievements of Mussolini.
Answer:
Benito Mussolini was born in Italy in 1883. He worked as a teacher and Journalist. He edited a socialist paper Avanti. After the I world war he formed the Fascist party at Milan in 1919. Its members wore black ‘shirts’ they were patriotic and anti communist and stood for nationalism.

Believe, obey and fight’ were the watch words of his party. Mussolini restored order, and industrial strikes were tally banned. Communists were mercilessly massacred. Education was brought under the state control to spread Fascist Ideas. He made peace treaty with pope piousxl by signing the Lateran treaty in 1929.

The pope recognized the kingdom of Italy, and in return Mussolini recognized the independence of the Vatican. Through Fascism, Mussolini enforced order and discipline. He production of electricity, and used natural resources for the increase in foreign trade. He improved agriculture and develop Italian industry.

Trade and commerce revived. Construction of railways and ship building were given top priority. Militarism was the main feature of the fascist party. Compulsory military training was introduced. The army, navy and air force were strengthened.

Question 4.
Explain the features of Nazism.
Answer:
Nazi party was founded by Adolf Hitler. It was called as Brown shirts. The main features of Nazism are as follows: one party rule, Nazification, Racial supremacy anti-Jewish and anti religious, importance to state, glorification of war. Everybody and everything was Nazified within the country. Hitler was an oppurtunist and uphold the racial supermacy of the Germans. In his openion. only the Germans were competent enough to rule Europe.

Question 5.
State the results of the second World War.
Answer:
Results of the II world war:

1. The effect of the II world war were catastrophic. Nearly 5 crores of people were killed.
2. Jeans were the worst affected as 50 Lakhs jews were killed by Hitler in gas chambers in Germany.
3. The whole of Europe was affected and the attacks of Germany destroyed cities, towns, industries, bridges, roads and railways.
4. President Truman took up an ambitious programme called Marshall plan for the reconstruction of the nations destroyed by the war and rendered substantial financial aid.
5. Germany was totally disarmed and Nazi prisoners of war were put on trial and punished.
6. Japan too was disarmed and the U.S. army stationed there.
7. Germany was divided into 4 units and each of the units was subjected to the supervision of the USA, England, Russia and France.
8. Imperial powers like England and France lost their might after the war.
9. II world war helped many Asian and African nations to free themselves.
10. For the establishment of peace, the U.N.0 was established in place of the league of Nations,
11. Europian domination of the world ended after this war. After II world war U.S..A arid U.S.S.R emerged as two super powers in the world,
12. The distrust between U.S.A and U.S.S.R increased after the war. This led to ‘cold war’.
13. India, ceylon, Indonesia, and other countries became independent after the war.
14. Japan experienced disastrous effects of atomic weapons. The entire atmosphere became poisonous. Most of the new bom children suffered from severe deformities.
15. On 24th October 1945 United Nation organisation established if for maintaining permanent peace in the world.

Question 6.
Write a note on the Organs of the U.N.O. organs of U.N.O.
Answer:

1. General assembly
2. Security council
3. Economic and social council
4. Trusteeship council
5. The international court of Justice
6. Secretariat.

Through the above organs U.N.O discharging its duty.

1. General assembly:
It is consulative body of U.N.O. It consists of representatives of all member nations. It is empowered to discuss any matter relating to the maintainarce of international peace and security.

2. Security council:
It is a executive body. It consists of 15 members. 5 permanent members and 10 non permanent members.

3. Economic and social council:
It consists of 50 members who are elected by the General Assembly for 3 years. Its main function is promote welfare around the world.

4. Trusteeship council:
It consists of 14 members. All permanent members of the security council are the members of the security council are the members of it. Its duty is to investigate the condition of trust territories and advice the general assembly.

5. International court of Justice:
It consists if 15 Judges, who are elected by the General Assembly. Its main function is to settle the international disputes.

6. Secretariat:
It is headed by secretariate general. It carries on the day-to-day administration of the U.N.O.

IV. Answer in 30 to 40 sentences (each carries 10 Marks).

Question 1.
Explain the causes and results of the First World War.
Answer:
The causes of the First world war:
1. Aggressive nationalism:
Europe saw the emergence of aggressive nationalists which generated a sense of superiority among the people. They had grown proud of their country and considered it a sacred duty to fight for the centory, whether the country was right or wrong. Colonies were also considered a matter of national prestige.

2. The system of Rival Alliance:
Towards the end of the 19th century a number of counries of Europe entered into alliances to satfeguard their economic and political interest. Triple Alliance – Germany, Austria and Italy. Triple enterate – England, France, Russia on the account of these Alliances. Europe was divided into two hostile camps.

3. Armament Race:
The mutual suspention of these two group gave rise to amis race. Every nation in Europe built vast reserves of arms and ammunition. The countries competed with each other to modernize their respective war machines and increase the strength of the army.

4. Immediate cause:
The Austrian prince was murdered by a Serbian. Austria wanted to punish Serbia, hence it declared war and sought the help of Germany. Russia supported Serbia. Thus the I world war broke cut. Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria were on one side. Serbia, England, Russia, Italy, France, Belgium were on the opposite side. In course of time U.S.A also joined England.

The I world war was tought for 4 years from 1914 to 1918. The was ended with the treaty of Paris.

1. Millions of people including civilians died in the war and many more wounded.
2. Towns, cities, roads, dams, bridges, railways and factories were destroyed on an unprecedented scale.
3. The reconstruction, prividing job, to the unemployed, providing food and shelter rehabilitation to people became impossible task.
4. The great economic depression was also caused by the war (1929)
5. The treaty of Versailles (Versailles) imposed humiliating conditions on Germany.
6. Turkey lost its ho ‘d on Armenia which became separate republic.
7. In the balkan region Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, Yugoslavia and Hungary became independent.
8. The most important constructive result of the I world war was the establishment of an international organisation, called the league of Nations to preserve the world peace by avoiding future wars.

Question 2.
Explain the causes and results of the Second World War.
Answer:
Causes for the Second world war:

1. The imperialist and expansion policies of Germany and Itlay were the main reasons responsible for the war.
2. The league of nation could not check the aggressive onslaught of these expansionist.
3. No power came forward to undertake armed resistence against the intial attacks of Hitler and Mussolini.
4. Finally. Germany and Russia with mutual understanding pardoned Poland among themselves It was then England and France declased war on Germany. Around this time. Japan which had conquered Manchuria from China in 1938, entered into a defensive alliance with Germany and Italy.
5. Dictators like Hitlor is Germany Mussolini in Italy glorified the war.
6. Hitler withdrew Germany from world Disarmment conference began to re-arm. Hitler enormously increased military strength with all kinds of modem weapons, battle ships, aeroplanes and submarines, Rearmnent by Italy, Japan and others caused the II world war.
7. Hitler invaded Poland which became the inmediate cause for the second world war. poland was an ally of England and France. Hence, Britian and France declared war in Germany. It was the immediate cause.
8. America droped the atom bomb on the cities of Japan Heroshima and Nagasaki thus the second war came to be an end.

Results of the II world war:

1. The effect of the II world war were catastrophic. Nearly 5 crores of people were killed.
2. Jeans were the worst affected as 50 Lakhs jews were killed by Hitler in gas chambers in Germany.
3. The whole of Europe was affected and the attacks of Germany destroyed cities, towns, industries, bridges, roads and railways.
4. President Truman took up an ambitious program called Marshall plan for the reconstruction of the nations destroyed by the war and rendered substantial financial aid.
5. Germany was totally disarmed and Nazi prisoners of war were put on trial and punished.
6. Japan too was disarmed and the U.S. army stationed there.
7. Germany was divided into 4 units and each of the units was subjected to the supervision of the USA, England, Russia and France.
8. Imperial powers like England and France lost their might after the war.
9. II world war helped many Asian and African nations to free themselves.
10. For the establishment of peace, the U.N.O was established in place of the league of Nations.
11. Europian domination of the world ended after this war. After II world war U.S.A and U.S.S.R emerged as two super powers in the world,
12. The distrust between U.S.A and U.S.S.R increased after the war. This led to ‘cold war’.
13. India, Ceylon, Indonesia, and other countries became independent after the war.
14. Japan experienced disastrous effects of atomic weapons. The entire atmosphere became poisonous. Most of the new bom children suffered from severe deformities.
15. On 24th October 1945 United Nation organization established if for maintaining permanent peace in the world.

Question 3.
Describe the political and non-political achievements of the U.N.O.
Answer:
Achievements of the U.N.O:
The UNO has carried out several successful programmes and operations. It can be grouped as political and non-political achievements political achievements:
Political:

1. It prevent the world war and establishes peace since 1945.
2. Russian troops were station on the northern borders of Iron during the II world war. After the war Iran complained U.N.O so, the U.N.O intervened and made the Russian troops to withdraw from Iran in 1946.
3. In 1947, a quarrel started in Indonesia between the Israli Jews and Arabs in Palestine in 1948.
4. It was able to stop the fighting between the Israli Jews and Arabs in Palestine in 1948.
5. The U.N.O ordered a ceasefire in Kashmir in 1948.
6. In the korean crisis when war broke out between North and South Korea the U.N.O used armed forces to settle the dispute.
7. The Suez canal and Vietnam problems were solved with the mediation of the U.N.O.
8. Iraq occupied Kuwait in 1990. Immediately Kuwait approached U.N.O for needful action. So. the U.N made Iraq vacate Kuwait in 1991.

Non-political:
UNO has done excellent work through its specialized agencies. The Do has made the member nations to improve the conditions of the labourers. FAO has assisted the nations to increase the good production in farms, forests, fisheries, and increase nutrition level. It also helped to feed millions of hungry children.

IMF and IBRD are giving funds for the economic development of different backward countries. UNESCO has done much work in many backward countries in the social, Educational, Economic, Technological and other fields. The UNO helped the refuges of war, earthquake, Tsunami: Etc.,

UNICEF is doing its best to eradicate hunger and malnutrition among children. In 1959 The general assembly adopted the ‘Declaration of the Right of the child’. It entitles the child to relief, protection is all circumstances, social security to grow up and develop health, education Etc.

WHO has tried to improve the condition of health of the people. It has carried out a continuous efforts to eradicate diseases like malaria, cholera, small pox, T.B, leprosy, polio Etc. Some diseases have seen completely eradicated. It has also aided children and other weaker social groups to meet their special needs.