1. Introduction World history is often the neglected part of UPSC preparation. However, it is also one of the important subject. First of all, it…
1. The Netherlands The Netherlands used to have a huge empire in the East Indies before the World War II, consisting of areas of Sumatra,…
1. Notes on Decolonization Decolonisation as a practice marked the historical transition of the world from the colonial empires to the nation-states. This transitory point…
1. Introduction Ali Ansari ends his short introduction to Iran by saying: ‘Iran was midwife at the birth of the idea of the West. It…
1. Introduction China was never the ‘not there’ chapter in the history. Beginning with the semi-mythical Xia dynasty, China maintained the continuum despite presence of…
1. Introduction The period of 1989-90 was marked by the collapse of the USSR and the end of the cold war. The events occurred due…
1. Introduction The Cold War was not a single event but a name given to the period after the 2nd world war which revolves around a…
The World War II broke out just after twenty years of World War I. The time between the two world wars saw huge developments in…
1. Background The League of Nations was an international organisation that came into existence to prevent war and settle disputes after the 1st World War.…
1. Background Nazism was a political ideology that talked about the need to revive the glorious past of the Germans. The Nazi ideology was an…