Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Political Science — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. This wall had been built at the height of the Cold War and was its greatest symbol. When people toppled it, it triggered a chain of events leading to the collapse

A: The Second World referred to the group of East European countries that came under Soviet control after World War II. Their political and economic systems were modeled after the USSR. The Warsaw Pact m

A: Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union in 1985. He introduced policies of 'perestroika' (restructuring) and 'glasnost' (openness) to reform the Soviet system

A: 1. Shaping a united nation while accommodating diversity 2. Establishing democracy and democratic practices 3. Ensuring development and wellbeing of the entire society, not just some sections

A: The two-nation theory was advanced by the Muslim League. It claimed that India consisted of not one but two 'people' - Hindus and Muslims - and therefore demanded Pakistan as a separate country for Mu

A: There was no single belt of Muslim majority areas in British India. There were two areas of Muslim concentration - one in the west and one in the east, separated by Indian territory. Therefore, Pakist

A: The 'Question of Europe' referred to whether Europe should be allowed to revert to its old rivalries or be reconstructed on new principles and institutions that would contribute to positive internatio

A: The Marshall Plan was America's massive financial aid program to revive Europe's economy after WWII. It led to the establishment of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) in 1948, w

A: The European Union was established in 1992 with the Treaty of Maastricht. Its three main pillars were: 1) Common foreign and security policy, 2) Cooperation on justice and home affairs, and 3) Creatio