Maharashtra State Board Class 12 History Solutions Chapter 8 World Wars and India
1A. Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the statement.
1B. Find the incorrect pair from group ‘B’ and write the corrected one.
Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ |
1. America | Woodrow Wilson |
2. England | Winston Churchill |
3. Germany | Hitler |
4. Italy | Linlithgow |
Italy – Benito Mussolini
2. Write the names of historical places/persons/events.
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The name of the group of nations including England, France, Russia, Italy, and America in the First World War –
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Allied Nations
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The name of the group of nations including Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria in the First World War –
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Central Powers
3. Write short notes.
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‘League of Nations.
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Dr. Kotnis.
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4. Explain the following statements with reasons.
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‘The Treaty of Versailles’ had the seeds of the Second World War. The Text does not have any comment to this effect.
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The British Government in India decided to return home.
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5. Answer the following questions in detail.
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Give the causes of the Second World War. (i) Dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles (ii) Rise of Hitler (iii) Rise of Communism (iv) Hitler’s attack on Poland (v) Hitler’s violation of the Non-aggression Pact
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The Second World War was fought between 1939 to 1945. Following were the causes of the Second World War: (i) Dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles: The Treaty of Versailles was very harsh on Germany. It was made in a spirit of revenge. Germany was burdened with huge war indemnity. The German economy was ruined completely. This fuelled the rise of Nazism in Germany.
(ii) Rise of Hitler: The Nazis under the leadership of Hitler grabbed power in Germany. Hitler began to escalate Germany’s military power so as to avenge the demeaning conditions imposed on Germany by the treaty of Versailles. He focussed on increasing the strength of the military as well as the navy. (iii) Rise of Communism: Meanwhile, Soviet Russia, a communist nation was becoming more powerful. It made nations like England, France, America uneasy. Soviet Russia and imperialistic Germany viewed each other as arch enemies. England and France ignored the advances of Germany thinking that it will keep a check on the rising power of Soviet Russia. (iv) Hitler’s attack on Poland: In 1938, Hitler won the Sudeten province in Czechoslovakia, which was populated in majority by people of German origin. In 1939, he attacked Poland which was looked upon as a neutral country by all European nations. In spite of this, Hitler attacked Poland. Therefore, England declared war against Germany. (v) Hitler’s violation of the Non-aggression pact: Denmark, Norway surrendered to Germany. Germany conquered Holland, Belgium, and France. In 1939, Hitler violated the ‘Non-aggression Pact’ made with Stalin and attacked Soviet Russia so Stalin declared war against Germany.
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Why did Indian people participate in the national movement in great numbers?
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