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Trend Analysis of World History

The Civil Services (Main) Examination Syllabus is mentioned as: 

History of the world will include events from 18th century such as - 

• Industrial Revolution

• World Wars

• Redrawal of National Boundaries 

• Colonization

• Decolonization

• Political Philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.

However, students sometimes fail to understand the sub-topics need to be read while preparing for the subject. 

Hence, hereby providing the list of sub-topics:

1. Renaissance

• Geographical Discoveries

• Decline of Feudalism

• Rise of capitalism

• Renaissance in Europe

• Spread of Enlightenment

• Scientific discoveries

2. American Revolution

• Foundation of American Colonies

• Sequence of events of American Independence

• Causes 

• Result

• Impact on World

• Civil War

3. Industrial revolution

• Factors that led to industrial revolution

• Impact of industrial revolution

• Impact on India

4. French Revolution

• Causes

• Sequence of Events

• Result

• France under Napoleon

• Significance of revolution

5. Nationalism In Europe

• Rise of the nation- state system

• Unification of Italy

• Unification of Germany

6. First World War

• The concepts of colonialism, imperialism and their impact. 

• The causes for the First World War. 

• The course of the First World War. 

• The end and results of the First World War

7. Russian Revolution

• Causes of the Russian Revolution

• The rise of Socialists in Russia

• The Course of the Russian Revolution

• The end of the revolution and its results

8. The League of Nations

• The establishment of the League of Nations. 

• The organs of the League of Nations. 

• The achievements of the League of Nations. 

• Causes for the failure of the League of Nations

9. Rise of Fascism and Nazism

• The rise of Fascism in Italy and its causes. 

• Mussolini’s foreign policy. 

• The rise of Nazism in Germany and the factors contributed to it. 

• Hitler’s foreign policy and its effects.

10. Second World War

• The causes for the Second World War. 

• The rise of dictatorships and other causes for the war. 

• The course of the Second World War. 

• Results of the Second World War

11. Growth of Asian Nations: China and Japan

• The rise of modern China. 

• The emergence of the People’s Republic of China. 

• The rise of modern Japan. 

• Growth of Japan as an economic giant.

12. Decolonization 

• Concept

• Sequence of events in different nations

• Role of UNO

13. Cold War

• The beginning of the Cold War. 

• The formation of military alliances. 

• The mounting tensions between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. 

• The end of the Cold War

Trend Analysis of World History 

How to Prepare

For the preparation of this topic, students need to refer to the following books:

1. Story of Civilization: Part 2 by Arjun Dev

2. NIOS material on World History

3. TN Board material on World History

Note: In IASHELPDESK we are providing the books, reports, videos, editorials, and questions at one stop so that a student may concentrate on the attainment of knowledge rather than busy accessing the different sources.