CBSE political science

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What is meant by ‘Cold War’?

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The Cold War referred to the competition, the tensions and series of confrontations between the United States and Soviet Union, backed by their respective allies.

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Define ‘Shock Therapy’.

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The model of transition in Russia, Central Asia and east Europe that was influenced by the world Bank and the IMF is known as ‘Shock Therapy’. 

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State the main objectives of the ‘Human Rights Watch’.

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Its main objectives is research and advocacy of human rights.

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Why human security is more important in the contemporary world than territorial security?

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Because it is the basis of a nation state.

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Why is it said the collapse of Berlin Wall signified the collapse of the bi-polar world?

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The Berlin wall symbolised the division between the capitalist and the communist world. The collapse of Berlin wall marked the unification of the two parts of Germany and the beginning of the end of the communist bloc.