NCERT Class 9 Syllabus for History

Themes IX CLASS IX: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD – I Objectives In all, five of the eight following themes are to be studied: two each from Units I and II, and one from Unit III. Unit I: Events and Processes • In each of the themes in this unit students would In this unit the focus is on three events and processes be made familiar with extracts of speeches, political that have in major ways shaped the identity of the declarations, as well as the politics of caricatures, modern world. Each represents a different form of posters and engravings. Students would learn how politics, and a specific combination of forces. One to interpret these kinds of historical evidence. event is linked to the growth of liberalism and democracy, one with socialism, and one with a negation of both democracy and socialism. 1. French Revolution • Familiarise students with the names of people (a) The Ancient Regime and its crises. involved, the different types of ideas that inspired Syllabus (b) The social forces that led to the revolution. the revolution, the wider forces that shaped it. for (c) The different revolutionary groups and ideas • Show how written, oral and visual material can be Secondary of the time. used to recover the history of revolutions. and Higher (d) The legacy. Secondary 2. Russian Revolution • Explore the history of socialism through a study Levels (a) The crises of Tzarism. of the Russian revolution. 78 (b) The nature of social movements between 1905 • Familiarize students with the names of people and 1917. involved, the different types of ideas that inspired (c) The First World War and foundation of Soviet the revolution. state. (d) The legacy. 3. Rise of Nazism • Discuss the critical significance of Nazism in shaping (a) The growth of social democracy. the politics of modern world. (b) The crises in Germany. • Familiarize students with the speeches and writings (c) The basis of Hitler’s rise to power. of Nazi leaders. (d) The ideology of Nazism. (e) The impact of Nazism. Unit II: Economies and Livelihoods The themes in this section will focus on how different social groups grapple with the changes in the contemporary world and how these changes affect their lives.