Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2002 B.A History OF CHINA AND JAPAN 1840-1949 - Question Paper

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Term-End exam

June, 2002

ELECTIVE COURSE : HISTORY

HISTORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN 1840-1949

Time: three hours
Maximum Marks: 100
(Weightage 70%)
Note : ans any 5 ques.. ans every ques. in about 600 words every. All ques. carry equal marks.

1. explain the impact of the Opium Wars on China. (20)

2. Analyse the main factors responsible for the decline of the Tokugawa Shogunate. (20)

3. explain the main feactures of the Meiji Constitution. (20)

4. explain the causes of the Taiping Revolt. (20)

5. What was the significance of the May fourth Movement of 1919 in China ? (20)

6. explain Japan's Policy of expansion in the period ranging from the 2 World Wars with special reference to China. (20)

7. What was the role of the Communist Party in the success of the Revolution of 1949 in China ? (20)

8. What were the features of the new cultural movements after the Rovolution of 1911 in China ? (20)

9. Write an essay on the economic modernisation of Japan in th Meiji Era. (20)

10. Write short notes (300 words every ) on any 2 of the follwoing : (10+10)

(i) Political parties in Japan
(ii) Zaibatsu
(iii) Hundred Days Reform
(iv) Boxer Uprising

Earning:   Approval pending.