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Imperialism refers to the ambition of a strong and advanced country to occupy and control the backward countries in order to exploit the people and resources of the occupied countries…

Sir Stafford Cripps came to India in March 1942 to talk to the Indian leaders. But talks broke down as Britishers were not willing to give complete independence. India achieved independence in 1947…

Swami Vivekanand founded the Ramakrishna Mission to propagate the teaching of his Guru Shri Rama Krishna Paramhansa. He strongly condemned caste system, all superstitions, and rituals prevalent in the society…

The western countries followed the policy of appeasement to satisfy the aggressive powers. Appeasement meant a policy of conciliation of an aggressive power at the expense of some other country. It was based on the fear of spread of communism…

At the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929, it was left to Gandhiji to guide the course of national struggle for freedom. It was also decided to start disobedience movement as a first step towards the realization of complete independence…

Non-alignment has primarily been a policy aiming at the strengthening of independence of the newly independent countries, ending of colonialism and promoting world peace….

The great era in the art of painting was ushered in by the Mughals. They brought with them the traditions of Persian painting. Akbar synthesised die Persian and Indian style of painting. He gathered together’a number of painters…

The rise and growth of Indian nationalism stalled in the 19th century. The factors contributed to the growth of Indian nationalism are destruction of India’s old social and economic system….

In 1885, a retired English Civil Servant, A.O. Hume, played an important role in founding Indian National Congress. Later on, its organization and management passed on to the hands of leaders like Surendranath Bannerjee, M.G. Kanade…

The similarities and differences between Rostow’s stages of growth analysis and the Marxian analysis are…

During its ten years of experience, the League of Nations tried to settle many disputes among various nations. It used its influence for the suppression of slavery and traffic in women and children…

Main factors which led to the growth of Imperialism are Industrial Revolution, need for new markets, availability of cheap workers and for the sake of national glory….

The moderates, demanded not indepen­dence but representative institutions within the British Government. The moderates did not want separation but association with Britain….

Socialism is a catchword of the day. It began as a reaction against the upheavals caused by the industrial revolution. As Emile Durkheim observed : “Socialism is not a science, a sociology in miniature — it is a cry of grief…

Impact of social and religious reforms movement on Indian’s awakening. The soil for the growth of Indian nationalism and political awakening was prepared by the socio-religious reform movements of the 19th century…

Contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy in the eradication of social and religious evils  are: