pyq/2016/history-optional-ii/5

Answer the following in about 150 words each: (50 marks, 150 words)

(a) “Karl Marx applied his critical intelligence to Wealth of Nations ... Where Smith had seen only the sunlight, Marx saw only the shadows thrown upon the human scene by the unimpeded exercise of individual liberty ...” Elucidate. (10 marks)

(b) What is Metternich system? Assess its impact on Europe. (10 marks)

(c) “League of Nations is a League of Notions.” Comment. (10 marks)

(d) Explain the main features of the US Federal Constitution. (10 marks)

(e) What factors contributed to the emergence of a unipolar world? (10 marks)