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ICSE Class 11 History — Revision Notes

ICSE Class 11 History revision notes, chapter by chapter across 13 chapters. Follows the ICSE / ISC syllabus. Starts with Emergence of the Colonial.

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Chapter-Wise Revision Notes — 13 Chapters

1

Emergence of the Colonial Economy

4 topics
  • 1. Transport and Railways
  • 2. Deindustrialization and Economic Drain
  • 3. Revenue Policy: Permanent Settlement, Ryotwari, and Mahalwari
  • 4. Poverty, Famine, and Indian Responses
Railways were introduced mainly for economicBritish industrial growth and trade policyThe Company experimented with different revenuePermanent Settlement was introduced in BengalRyotwari Settlement was introduced directly
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2

Social Movements Struggle Against Caste

4 topics
  • 1. Struggles Against Caste
  • 2. Abolition of Sati
  • 3. Widow Remarriage Movement
  • 4. Female Infanticide Prevention
Jyotirau Phule was a pioneer reformerThis organisation was founded by PhuleNarayan Guru led a reform movementVeeresalingam was a reformer from AndhraSati was opposed by reformers
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3

Protest Movement Against Colonial Rule

4 topics
  • Indigo Uprising: Causes, Leaders, and Outcome
  • Deccan Riots: Causes, Nature, and Legal Response
  • Munda Uprising: Tribal Protest and Birsa Munda
  • Comparing the Three Movements
Indigo was in wide demandPlanters used forceDigambar Biswas and Vishnu Charan BiswasPeasants first sent mass petitions againstThe Deccan region depended mainly on
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13 chapters

1

Emergence of the Colonial Economy

2

Social Movements Struggle Against Caste

3

Protest Movement Against Colonial Rule

4

Growth of Nationalism Swadeshi Movement

5

Gandhian Nationalism (1916-1922)

6

Gandhian Nationalism (1927-1937)

7

The First World War 1914-18

8

Peace Settlement after the World War I

9

The Great Depression

10

Rise of Communism in Russia (1917-39)

11

Rise of Fascism in Italy (1919-39)

12

Rise of Nazism in Germany (1933-39)

13

Rise of Militarism : Japan (1919-37)

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