pyq/2023/history-optional-ii/5

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

(a) "The American War of Independence finally ended in 1783 when Britain acknowledged the independence of the United States of America." (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) "The Chartist Movement not only fulfilled some of the demands of the middle class, but its ramifications were felt among the working class and the colonies as well." (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) "The Revolutions of 1848 were shaped by the ideas of democracy and nationalism." (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) "The British imperialism in South Africa from 1867 to 1902 was influenced to a large extent by the capitalist mining of diamonds." (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) "The supremacy of USA after the end of Cold War had its challenges as well." (10 marks, 150 words)