• Syllabus

6: India, Afghanistan and Burma (1750–1919)

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Sub sections and their related questions

Expansion of the British East India Company: Battle of Plassey (1757); Anglo-Maratha Wars; Anglo- Mysore Wars

• 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.11: Discuss the reasons for the increasing dominance of the British East India Company in India...
• 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.11: “Military success was the most important factor in the expansion of the British East India...
• 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.11: Discuss the reasons for the expansion of the British East India Company in the Indian...

Economic, social and cultural effects of the British colonial system in India; role of the British East India Company (1773–1857); impact of the policies of Dalhousie and Bentinck

• 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.11: Evaluate the social impact of the policies of Dalhousie and Bentinck on Indian society.
• 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.11: Compare and contrast the impact of the policies of Bentinck and Dalhousie in India.
• 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.11: “The British had limited social and cultural impact in India up to 1857.” To what extent do you...

Causes of the Great Revolt (Indian Mutiny) of 1857; political, social and economic consequences of the Great Revolt

• 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.11:

  “Religious issues were the main cause of the Great Revolt (Indian Mutiny) of 1857.” Discuss.

• 20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.11:

  “British economic policy was the main cause of the Great Revolt (Indian Mutiny) of 1857.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Key developments 1858–1914: Government of India Act 1858; the partition of Bengal (1905); the Morley–Minto reforms of 1909; outbreak of the First World War; social and economic impact of the British Raj

• 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.11: To what extent did the partition of Bengal in 1905 and the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909 affect...
• 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: Discuss the economic impact of the British Raj in India between 1858 and 1914.

Development and significance of constitutional groups; growth of national consciousness; Indian National Congress (1885) and the All India Muslim League (1906)

• 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: Evaluate the reasons for the growth of national consciousness in India up to the end of the First...
• 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.11:

  Compare and contrast the reasons for the development of the Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League up to 1918.

Afghanistan: Russo-British rivalry; “The Great Game”; North-West frontier; First, Second and Third Anglo-Afghan Wars; policies of the Afghan monarchy; resistance to British influence

• 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: To what extent did Russo-British rivalry contribute to the outbreak of the First and Second...
• 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: Discuss the reasons for, and the consequences of, the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
• 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: Examine the reasons for resistance to British attempts to influence Afghanistan.
• 20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: “British actions in Afghanistan were due to the fear of Russian invasion.” Discuss.
• 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: To what extent was “The Great Game” responsible for the outbreak of the First and Second...

Burma: King Mindon; King Thibaw; reasons for loss of independence; First, Second and Third Anglo- Burmese Wars; economic, social and cultural effects of the British colonial system in Burma; rise of resistance and nationalism

• 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: “The loss of Burmese independence was the result of King Thibaw’s failure to continue the...
• 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: Discuss the economic and social effects of the British colonial system in Burma up to 1919.
• 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.12: Evaluate the economic and social effects of the British colonial system in Burma.