Syllabus
Course Code: HIS-E-21 Course Name: History of Britain - II (1815-1914) |
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MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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1 | Industrialism and the New Reforms: Society and Economy in Britain in 1815; Industrial Revolution and its Impact; Political System before the Parliamentary Reforms; Parliamentary Reforms; The Chartist Movement; Changes in the Party System | |
2 | Colonial, Foreign and Home Policies: Durham Report and the New Colonial Policy; Home and Foreign Policies of Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli | |
3 | Emergence of a Capitalist Society: Growth of Capitalism and the British Economy; Society and Social Legislations; Labour Unrest and Trade Unionism; Rise of Labour Party; Parliament Act of 1911 | |
4 | The British Diplomatic Policy: Policy of ‘Splendid Isolation’ and its Abandonment; The British Diplomacy and the System of Alignments; Britain’s Involvement into World War – I and its Outcome |