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What is a coalition ministry ? Mention some important coalitions. What were the objects with which they were formed and how far did they succeed ?
How did England's quarrel with American colonies begin? How far were the Americans justified in their resistance ?
Show how the French Revolution influenced the domestic and foreign policy of the Younger Pitt.
Sketch the career of Walpole with particular reference to his services with regard to constitutional, colonial and financial matters.
Sketch the career of the Elder Pitt with special reference to his work as war-minister.
What do you understand by the Cabinet system of government ? Describe the chief features of its working before the outbreak of the recent World War.
What led to the revolt of the American colonies ? Account for their success.
What were the methods adopted by the Younger Pitt at home and abroad in connection with the French Revolutionary War ?
What do you know of the Berlin Decrees of Napoleon and the Orders in Council of the English Government? What similar measures were adopted by the fighting nations in the recent World War ?
Explain clearly the meaning of “Patriot King” as used by George III. To what extent did he succeed in his ambition and how ?
Describe the attempts made in the Hanoverian Period to restore the Stuarts to the throne, and say why they failed.
Compare the two Pitts as war and peace ministers. Point out the common features of their character.
Why was there a great demand for Parliamentary reform in the reign of William IV ? Why did the attempts made before this to reform Parliament fail? Mention the important changes produced by the Reform Act of 1832, and its effects on the general condition of the country.
What, in your opinion, were the strong and weak points of Walpole's administration ?
