We will cover the following topics in the live classes:
Paper 1 The history and culture of Pakistan
The syllabus content for Paper 1 is divided into three sections:
• Cultural and historical background to the Pakistan Movement
• The emergence of Pakistan 1906–47
• Nationhood 1947–99.
1. Cultural and historical background to the Pakistan Movement
Key Question 1: How successful were the religious thinkers in spreading Islam in the subcontinent during the 18th and 19th centuries?
Key Question 2: What were the causes and consequences of the decline of the Mughal Empire?
Key Question 3: What were the causes and consequences of the War of Independence 1857–58?
Key Question 4: How important was the work of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to the development of the Pakistan Movement during the 19th century?
Key Question 5: To what extent have Urdu and regional languages contributed to the cultural development of Pakistan since 1947?
2. The emergence of Pakistan 1906–47
Key Question 6: How far did the Pakistan Movement develop during the early 20th century?
Key Question 7: How successful was the Khilafat Movement in advancing the cause of the Pakistan Movement?
Key Question 8: How successful was the Pakistan Movement in the years 1927 to 1939?
Key Question 9: How successful were attempts to find solutions to the problems facing the subcontinent in the years 1940 to 1947?
Key Question 10: How important were the contributions of Jinnah, Allama Iqbal and Rahmat Ali to the success of the Pakistan Movement to 1947?
3. Nationhood 1947–99
Key Question 11: How successful was the establishment of an independent nation between 1947 and 1948?
Key Question 12: How far did Pakistan achieve stability following the death of Jinnah?
Key Question 13: Why did East Pakistan seek and then form the independent state of Bangladesh?
Key Question 14: How successful was Pakistan in the twenty years following the ‘Decade of Progress’?
Key Question 15: How effective were Pakistan’s governments in the final decade of the 20th century?
Key Question 16: How important has Pakistan’s role been in world affairs since 1947?
- for O-Level / IGCSE Students
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