Syllabus

Course Code: HIS-E-21    Course Name: History of Britain - II (1815-1914)

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
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
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