Question
From among the following statements regarding history writing by Leopold Von Ranke, which one is not True ?
The correct answer is
Ranke believed that historical imagination could be used if documents were not available for history writing.
Ranke emphasized critical examination of documentary sources. Replacing missing evidence with historical imagination is inconsistent with that method. Objectivity was his methodological ideal, rather than proof that every historical account is free of values.
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Important Questions from World History
- Observe the natural disasters impact on human loss and choose the countries with highest casualties in descending order:
A. Bangladesh
B. China
C. Peru
D. Soviet Union
Choose the correct answer from the options given below : - Examine the top industrial disaster which occurred between 1945 to 1990 and choose the place/countries of highest deaths in ascending order.
A. Cali, Colombia
B. Salang Pass, Afghanistan
C. Bhopal, India
D. Kyshtym, USSR
Choose the correct answer from the options given below : Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I LIST-II A. The Religious Schools I. United Kingdom B. Nordic Folk High Schools II. USA C. The Chautauqua Movement III. Denmark D. The Workers' Education Movement IV. England
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:- Who is known as the father of 'Cultural Hegemony'?
The term ' genocide' was coined by
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