EXAM QUESTIONS

1. Prehistoric period in Azerbaijan

2. The tribal unions and first states in Azerbaijan in the III-II millenium BC

3. The Mannean kingdom

4. The kingdom of Atropatene

5. Antique Caucasian Albania: borders, the ethnic context and economy (4th century BC - to 3rd century AD)

6. Political history of Albania in the III-VII centuries. Early feudal relations

7.The spreading of Christianity in Azerbaijan

8.Azerbaijan under the Arab Caliphate system. Resettlement and tax policy

9. The liberation struggle against the Arab Caliphate. Khurramidin movement

10. Formation of Azerbaijan nation. Spreading of Islam

11. The independent States of Azerbaijan in IX-XI centuries

12. Azerbaijan under the Saljug rule

13.The Azerbaijan culture in IX-XII centuries

14. Atabegs (Eldegizids) of Azerbaijan

15.The Mongol invasion and struggle against it. Pasture policy

16.The struggle against Timurids in Azerbaijan. Huruphizm

17. Garagoyunlu State

18. Aghgoyunlu State

19. Foundation of the Safavids Empire. Domestic and foreign policy of Shah Ismail I

20. Safavids Empire during the reign of Shah Tahmasib I

21.The reforms of Shah Abbas I

22. The Caspian campaign of Peter the Great. The Istanbul treaty of 1724

23. Azerbaijan during Nadir Shah

24. The foundation of Azerbaijani khanates

25. Foreign and domestic policy of Azerbaijan Khanates

26.The attempts to unify Azerbaijani territories and its results (Period of Khanates)

27. The campaigns of Agha Muhammad Gajar to Azerbaijan

28. Azerbaijan Culture in XVII-XVIII centuries

29. The Azerbaijan-Russia War in the beginning of XIX century. Javad Khan
30. The first Russo-Persian War. The treaty of Gulistan

31.The Russo-Persian War II. Turkmenchay Treaty

32. Formation of military-occupational regime in Azerbaijan. Commandant system

33. Azerbaijan under the Russian Empire. Anti-colonial uprisings in 1830s

34.Resettlement policy of the Tsarist Russia. Armenian Province (1828-1840)

35.The administrative-judicial reform of 1840

36. The bourgeoisie reforms of 60-70s of XIX century (agrarian, judicial, municipal)

37. The abolition of “farming system” in 1872. Baku as the world oil center

38.The Baku Congress of Caucasian Muslims and Moscow Congress of All-Russian Muslims

39. Formation of Azerbaijan nationality (XIX century)

40. The main stages of national-liberation movement

41. Culture of Azerbaijan in XIX century. The national press and the national theatre

42. Azerbaijan at the beginning of the XX century. Formation of political parties

43.Massacre of Azerbaijanis by Armenians in 1905-1906. Difai Party.

44. The formation of ‘Musavat’ party, its programme and regulations

45. Azerbaijani Parlamentarians in State Duma’s of Russia

46. The establishment of Transcaucasia Seym and activity of Muslim fraction

47.North Azerbaijan during the World War I

48. The first Congress of Musavat party

49. National movement in the Southern Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 20th century. Sattar Khan

50. Organization of All-Russia Muslims Ittifag Party and Congresses

51. The Azerbaijan culture in the beginning of 20th century (1901-1917)

52. The socio-political situation in Azerbaijan after the February Revolution (February-October 1917)

53. The October upheaval. Anti-Azerbaijan policy of the Baku Council (Baksoviet). March genocide in 1918

54.The establishment of the ADR. Declaration of Independence. Ganja period of the Azerbaijan government

55.Domestic policy of the ADR. Baku State University

56. Foreign policy of the ADR. Participation of Azerbaijani delegation at the Paris Peace Conference

57. Organization of the Azerbaijan Parliament (1918)

58. The early Soviet period in Azerbaijan. First decrees. Anti-Soviet uprising in 1920s.

59. Establishment of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (NASSR) and Nagorno-Karabakh
Autonomous Oblast (NKAO)

60. Industrialization and Collectivization. Cultural Revolution

61. The massive Repressions of 1930s in Azerbaijan

62. Azerbaijan during the World War II. The struggle for Baku oil

63.Azerbaijan after the World War II. Formation of new industrial cities and centers (1946-1950)

64.Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia in 1948-1953

65. Azerbaijan SSR after the World War II (1970-the first part of 1980)

66. New Construction ( April, 1985). The territory claims of Armenia against Azerbaijan

67.“Contract of the Century” and its role in the development of the oil industry

68. Constitution of 1995

69. The Armenian invasion. The problem of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Khojaly genocide: a crime against mankind.
Bishkek Protocol

70. The struggle for the recovery of independence. The Black January, 1990

71. The breakup of USSR. Regaining of the Independence of Azerbaijan Republic

72.The economic and political life of the Azerbaijan Republic (1991-2015)

73. The Southern Azerbaijan between 1917-1920s. Khiyabani movement. The Southern Azerbaijan during the
World War II. S.J. Pishevari

74. The political portrait of Haydar Aliyev

75.The foreign policy of Azerbaijan (1991-2015)