A Brief History of the Modern World

A Brief History of the Modern World has been written for the Civil Services Main Examination. It willalso be useful for various State Services Examinations. The book starts with the historicalbackground which shaped the modern world. It further delves deep into thevarious events from eighteenth century to twentieth century that took place inthe world. It provides an analysis of various political philosophies and theirrole in the events of the modern world. It covers major topics like German andItalian Unification, Nazism, Fascism, Economic Depression of 1929, Vietnam warand Collapse of USSR. Practice questions have been given at the end of the bookfor the purpose of self-assessment. The book is written in a simple and lucidlanguage. It is embedded with flowcharts, maps and diagrams to facilitate abetter understanding. Key Features·        Provides a brief idea of thehistorical background that shaped the modern world·        Covers major historical eventsof the world from eighteenth century onwards·        Presentation of topics in theform of bullet-points·        Provides practice questions andprevious years’ questions for self-assessment·        Provides a separate chapter on‘Approach to answer writing’Testimonials“Alok sir has helped me a lot in the mainexamination through his guidance. “-         Bipasha Kalita (AIR-41, CSE2017)“I was the student of World History moduleof Alok Jha sir. He has a strong grip on the subject.”-         Manish Ranjan (AIR-287, CSE2017)“I had benefitted a lot from the Worldhistory classes of Alok Jha sir.”-      &nb