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World wars and India's Role — Revision Notes
Karnataka Board · Class 10 · Social Science
World wars and India's Role revision notes for Karnataka Board Class 10 Social Science: 4 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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World War I (1914-1918)
- Causes: Industrial rivalry, competition for colonies, extreme militarization, alliance formations
- Two major alliance groups: Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia) vs Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)
- Immediate cause: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914
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Rise of Dictators
- Hitler in Germany: Rose from Chancellor to Fuhrer after Hindenberg's death
- Nazi philosophy: Aryan race supremacy, anti-Semitism, extreme nationalism
- Holocaust: Mass murder of 6 million Jews and over 1 crore civilians
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World War II (1939-1945)
- Started: September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany attacked Poland
- Two groups: Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) vs Allied Powers (Britain, France, Russia, later USA)
- Key events: Fall of Western Europe, Hitler's attack on Soviet Russia (1941), Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad victory (1942)
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India's Role in World Wars
- WWI: 1.5 million Indian soldiers participated, massive material support provided
- Animal support: 172,815 animals including horses, camels, bullocks, mules
- Military supplies: 7 crore small arms, 6 lakh rifles, 41.9 million garments
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A global conflict caused by EuropeanAfter World War IThe most destructive war in humanIndia provided crucial support to BritainA cavalry regiment from Mysore state
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Key topics in World wars and India's Role include World War I (1914-1918), Rise of Dictators, World War II (1939-1945), India's Role in World Wars. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Karnataka Board Class 10 board exam.
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- Karnataka SSLC — kseeb.kar.nic.in
- Dept of Pre-University Education, Karnataka
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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