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History and Civics

Class

ICSE Class 10

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31.

In the Nagpur session 1920, the congress ratified the resolution to launch the Non - Cooperation movement under the leadership of Gandhiji. In his context :

(a) What do you understand by the term Non - Cooperation?

(b) What were the Objectives which the movement sought to achieve ? 

(c) Explain the impact of the Non - Cooperation movement in India's struggle for freedom.

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32.

                                     With reference to the picture given above answer the following :

(a) Identify the viceroy in the picture.

(b) Why was he sent to India ?

(c) How did he plan to solve the communal problem existing in India ?

(d) Why did the congress accept the Plan? State three reasons to justify its acceptance.

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33.

With reference to the cause of the Second World War answer the following :

(a) (i) Explain how the ideologies of Fascism and Nazism led to the Second World War.

(ii) How did the Japanese invasion of China create conditions for the Outbreak of the war?

(b) Explain the consequences of the war with reference to the formation of the United Nations.

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34.

With reference to the Non - Aligned Movement, explain the following:

(a) 'Non - Alignment.'

(b) Two factors responsible for its formation.

(c) Role of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. 


(a) Negatively a country that is non- aligned does not support or is not part of any power blocs. Non - alignment aimed at keeping away from the Cold War. It means the nations which are non - aligned judge each issue on its merit and do not line of one or the other superpower.

(b) i.Global tension caused by Cold War most newly independent countries of Asia and Africa realized the division of the World into Two Power Blocs was not in their larger interest and this might endanger World Peace. 

ii. Afro-Asian countries looked at arms race as dangerous for World Peace. At the same time they realized that they would be strengthening UNO by being non - aligned. 

(c) I. He formulated Panchsheel along with Chinese Premier.
 
ii. His principles of Panchsheel became the bedrock of NAM.  

iii. In 1954, Chinese Prime Minister, Chau–en–Lai visited India and he gave the slogan of “Hindi–Chini, Bhai–Bhai”. Both the countries together laid down the principles of Panchsheel. These were based on five key principles:

Both countries will be treated equally with each other.
Will respect each other’s power and the government.
Will not interfere in each other’s internal affairs.
Will not attack on each other.
Will promote world peace and peaceful co–existence.

iv. Nehru developed the word “NAM” and together with the Presidents of Egypt and Yugoslavia started the Non–Aligned Movement. The movement was started against those blocs, which had been building around superpowers. Therefore, the non–aligned countries were addressed by the term “Third World”.

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