World History - Syllabus

World History

Industrial Revolution

• Decline of feudalism

• Beginning of Renaissance

• Pre-industrial Europe

• Factors that led to industrial revolution and its Impact

French Revolution

• Causes of the revolution in France

• France under Napoleon

• Impact and Significance of revolution

Nationalism in Europe

• Rise of the nation- state system

• Unification of Italy and Germany

Colonialism and Imperialism

• Colonialism and its Analysis

• The age of Imperialism (1870-1914)

• Imperialism in Asia

Emergence of USA

• Foundation of American Colonies

• The Independence of USA

• The American Revolutionary War and its impact

• Political Effects of the Revolution

• How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

World War-I

• Causes and Course of the war

• Consequences of World War I

• Aftermath of World War I

• League of Nations

Russian Revolution

• Major events in pre-revolution Russia

• Causes and Course of revolution

• Consequences and Aftermath of the war

• Post-Lenin Russia

Inter-War Years (1919 To 1939)

• The Great Depression- an economic perspective

• Rise of Fascism in Italy & Nazism in Germany

• Soviet Union (USSR)

World War- II

• Causes &Course of the war

• Aftermath &Analysis of the war

• Decolonization Phase

Development in Middle East

• Democratic reforms in Middle East

• Arab nationalism

• Israel and Palestine

Cold War Era

• Impact in India

• Indian Policy

Post Cold-War World

• Global issues since 1991

• Integration of Europe

• Rise of global Islamic terrorism

• Rise of China

Communism, Socialism and Capitalism

• Capitalism (concept, types and example)

• Communism (concept, types, example)

• Relevance of capitalism in present era