LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – APPLIED HISTORY

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

HT 4815 – HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA & AFRICA

 

 

Date : 18-04-2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

PARI-A

Answer any four of the following in a page each                                             (4×5=20)

 

1. Africa
2. Exploration and Exploitation
3. Boer War
4. Mexican War
5. Spanish Colonies
6. Kwame Nkrumah

PART-B

 

Answer any two of the following in two pages each                                     (2×10=20)

 

7. Write a short note on Discovery and Conquest made by the Europeans in Latin America.
8. Briefly explain the life and culture of Africans.
9. Enumerate the current relationship of Africa with US.
10. Explain the ‘Apartheid’ in South Africa and Nehru’s Policy towards it.

 

PART-C

Answer any three of the following in four pages each                                   (3×20=60)

 

11. Briefly explain the voyages of discoveries and colonization of America and Africa.
12. Explain in detail about the Dictators and the revolutions for Independence in Latin America.
13. Discuss the European conquest of Africa and its aftermath.
14. Narrate the Nationalist movements in Africa.
15. Describe the part being played by Africa in World Affairs.

 

 

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