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History Of Modern World (Text) By Dr. K.L. Khurana & Dr. S.C. Singhal – ISBN: 978-81-986944-4-7

AS PER KARNATAKA STATE LAW UNIVERSITY SYLLABUS (KSLU) MINOR III

• CONTENTS

• UNIT I: WORLD DISCOVERIES AND RENAISSANCE

• 1. Beginning of Modern Era—Geographical Discoveries and Decline of Feudalism … 3–21

• 2. The Renaissance … 22–31

• 3. Emergence of the Nation States … 32–36

• 4. Reformation … 37–56

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• 5. Counter Reformation … 57–64

• 6. Commercial Revolution in Western Europe—Mercantilism … 65–68

• 7. Charles V and Sovereignty of Spain … 69–79

• 8. Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) … 80–92

• 9. Ascendancy of France under Louis XIV and Contribution of Mazarin and Colbert (1643–1715) … 93–122

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• 10. Enlightened Despots … 123–152

• 11. England During the 17th and 18th Centuries … 153–178

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• UNIT II: ERA OF REVOLUTIONS

• 12. Agrarian and Industrial Revolution … 181–188

• 13. The American War of Independence … 189–194

• 14. The French Revolution … 195–248

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• 15. Rise and Fall of Napoleon … 249–308

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• 16. The Congress of Vienna … 309–319

• 17. The Concert of Europe … 320–331

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• 18. The July Revolution of 1830 … 332–342

• 19. The Revolution of 1848 … 343–372

• 20. The Era of Metternich … 373–387

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• 21. Parliamentary Reforms in England … 388–397

• 22. The Crimean War … 398–404

• 23. The Congress of Berlin … 405–409

• 24. The American Civil War … 410–414

• 25. Unification of Germany … 415–434

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• 26. The Unification of Italy … 435–451

• 27. Emergence of Japan as a World Power … 452–464

• 28. Russo-Japanese War … 465–474

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• 29. Anglo-Chinese Opium Wars … 475–485

• 30. Chinese Revolutions … 486–500

• 31. National Awakening in Indonesia … 501–504

• 32. National Liberation Movement in Turkey … 505–516

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  • 33. Age of Bismarck (1871-1890)

  • 34. William Kaiser II (1890-1914)

  • 35. Imperialistic Expansion in Africa

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  • 36. Balkan Wars

  • 37. The First World War (1914-1918)

  • 38. The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Paris

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  • 39. The League of Nations

  • 40. Search for Security

  • 41. Problem of Reparation

  • 42. Problem of Disarmament

  • 43. The Russian Revolution of 1917 and After

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  • 44. Foreign Policies of Important Nations (1919-1945)

  • 45. The Nazi Germany

  • 46. The Fascist Italy

  • 47. Spanish Civil War

  • 48. The Second World War

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  • 49. United Nations Organization

  • 50. Cold War

  • 51. International Organization : Definition, Features, Scope

  • 52. The Evolution of International Organization

  • 53. Origin of the League of Nations

  • 54. Nature of the League of Nations

  • 55. Aims and Membership of the League of Nations

  • 56. The Assembly of the League of Nations

  • 57. The Council of the League of Nations

  • 58. The Secretariat of the League of Nations

  • 59. Permanent Court of the International Justice of the League of Nations

  • 60. International Labour Organization of the League of Nations

  • 61. Mandate System

  • 62. Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes under the League of Nations

  • 63. League of Nations and Disarmament

  • 64. Collective Security

  • 65. Achievements of the League of Nations

  • 66. Causes of the Failure of the League of Nations

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  • 67. Establishment of the United Nations Organization

  • 68. Preamble, Objects and Principles of the U.N.O. Charter

  • 69. Comparison between the League of Nations and the U.N.O.

  • 70. The General Assembly of U.N.O.

  • 71. The Security Council of U.N.O.

  • 72. Economic and Social Council of the U.N.O.

  • 73. The International Court of Justice

  • 74. The Secretariat and the Secretary General of the U.N.O.

  • 75. U.N.O.—The Trusteeship System

  • 76. Specialised Agencies of U.N.O.

  • 77. Pacific Settlement of Disputes and Disarmament

  • 78. Amendment of the U.N.O. Charter

  • 79. Critics of the U.N.O.

  • 80. Social and Economic Achievements of the U.N.O.

  • 81. Failures and Achievements of the United Nations

  • 82. Human Rights

  • 83. Regional International Organization

  • 84. Laws of War : Land, Aerial and Maritime Warfares