pyq/2021/history-optional-ii/5

Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: (10x5=50)

(a) There were many reasons why the industrial revolution first happened in England. (10)

(b) Napoleon's continental system may be reckoned as the greatest blunder and may be described as a "monument of misdirected energy". (10)

(c) The Chartist Movement failed to achieve its stated objectives, but succeeded in seeding the idea that a representative democracy should include all citizens. (10)

(d) During the Cold War, some important leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement wanted to keep the movement away from the military blocs. (10)

(e) The Arab countries looked up to Nasser as a leader who could withstand the pressure exerted by Western countries on Egypt to make peace with Israel. (10)