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MHI 02 MA History Ignou assignment 2024

Course : MA HISTORY
Session 2024
Submission date : 30th October 2024

Section – A
1. ‘Enlightenment marked a sharp break from the past’. Explain giving reference to
scientific knowledge and religion. 20
2. How did modernity influence urbanization and social structure? 20
3. Define nationalism. Write a note on Gellner and Smith debate on nationalism. 20 4. Discuss different theories on the emergence of capitalism. 20

MHI 02 MA History Ignou assignment 2024

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each. 10+10
i) Nietzsche
ii) Welfare state
iii) Bureaucratization
iv) Meaning of underdevelopment.
Section – B
6. Discuss various factors behind migrations during different periods in history. 20
7. Write a note on de-colonization and non-aligned movement. 20

MHI 02 MA History Ignou assignment 2024

8. What was the legacy of the Russian Revolution? 20
9. Briefly analyze the rise of awareness towards ecological issues and the people’s
movements against ecological destruction. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each. 10+10
i) Imperialism
ii) Knowledge revolution
iii) Modern medicines
iv) Malthusian theory of demographic change.