ICSE solutions for History and Civics [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 19 - Rise of Dictatorship and The Second World War [Latest edition]

When did the First World War come to an end?

What is the name of the book written by Adolf Hitler?

What does the abbreviation Nazi stands for?

Why did Adolf Hitler preach extreme hatred against the German Jews?

When and by whom was the Munich Pact signed?

When did the Second World War begin?

When did Japan quit the League of Nations?

What was the purpose of ‘New Deal’?

What was the main principle for which the Second World War was fought?

Why did the Nationalist Movement started in China?

What is communism?

What is capitalism?

 What is meant by the term appeasement? Who adopted it towards whom?

Name the countries that formed the Allied Powers.

What is meant by the term ‘Cold War’?

What is meant by the term ‘Truman Doctrine’?

Why did Britain and France become second rate powers after the Second World War?

To what do you attribute the rise of the USA as a super power after the Second World War?

Name the two power blocks that emerged after the Second World War.

Name five nations that earned their independence after the Second World War.

Define Fascism.

State two underlying principles of Fascism.

How was the Treaty of Versailles responsible for the Second World War?

Give two reasons that prompted the armament race before the Second World War broke out.

When and why was the United Nations Organisation established?

Name the incident which brought the USA in the Second World War.

What happened to Germany after her defeat in the War?

What do you know about the Munich Pact of 1939? Which were the five countries involved in this Pact?

State two reasons why Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement towards Germany in the 1930s.

What was the issue between Germany and Polland that was a cause of World War Second?

What is meant by the term ‘Axis Powers’?

Why did America drop the atom bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Why was the Soviet Union described as a Super Power after the Second World War?

What is meant by calling the World as Bipolar after the Second World War?

With reference to the Rise of Dictatorships and the Second World War, answer the following: 

Explain any three consequences of World War II.

 Give two similarities in the foreign policies of Mussolini and Hitler.

Give any two similarities between the ideologies of Nazism and Fascism.

Explain how the ideologies of Fascism and Nazism led to the Second World War.

How the fear of communism led to the Second World War?

What was the immediate cause of the Second World War?

Explain how the Treaty of Versailles was responsible for the outbreak of the Second World War.

Give an account of acts of Aggression and Policy of Appeasement on which the Second World War broke out.

What was the effect of Japan’s Policy of Expansion on the Second World War?

How did the Japanese invasion of China create conditions for the outbreak of the War?

How the U. S. loofness became a major cause of the Second World War?

What was the Rome Berlin-Tokyo Axis? Why did Hitler demand the Danzig Corridor from Poland?
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Why did Hitler attack Poland that became a cause for World War.

Discuss in brief about the division of Germany caused by Second World War.

Explain the consequences of the War with reference to the formation of the United Nations.

With the surrender of Japan, the Second World War was finally over. The war had far-reaching consequences. Against this background, write short notes on effect of World War Second on Japan.

With reference to the consequences of the Second World War, discuss the division of the World into two Power Blocks.

In the post World War I scenario, Italy and Germany experienced the rise of dictatorships. In this context, explain any three circumstances that led to the rise of Fascism in Italy.

 What was common between the foreign policies of Italy, Germany and Japan?

How was the First World War responsible for the rise of Fascism and Nazism in Italy and Germany respectively.

State any four factors that led to the rise of dictatorships in Germany and Italy.

How were the foreign policy of Hitler were responsible for the outbreak of Second World War.

With reference to the Two Major World wars in the 20^th century, answer the following question:

State any four causes that led to the Second World War.

Why did Hittler invade Poland?

Give any two similarities between the ideologies of Nazism and Fascism.

Explain the disasters caused by the Second World War.

Study the picture given and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Identify the leader in the picture.
(ii) State any four factors that led to the rise of dictatorships in Germany and Italy.