CLASS 10 SST HISTORY CHAPTER 1
RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
282 EXTRA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. 1) Who has been called the 'Hero of Two Worlds'?
Q. 2) In 18th
century, political clubs became an important rallying point for people who
wished to discuss government policies and plan their own form of action. Of
them which club was most successful?
Q. 3) When did the
Greek struggle for independence begin?
Q. 4) When did
Industrialisation begin in England?
Q. 5) In which year
the Treaty of Vienna was signed?
Q. 6) In which year
all men of 21 years and above in France regardless of their wealth did get the
right to vote?
Q.7) What is
conservatism?
Q.8) When France was declared as a republic?
Q.9) When did
American Constitution come into force?
Q.10) Name some
important leaders who contributed a lot for the unification of Italy.
ANS
Q.11) Who was called
'Bismarck of Italy' ?
ANS
Q.12) Explain the
term Utopian society?
ANS
Q.13) In which event of history, we observe the clear
expression of nationalism?
ANS
Q.14) Which type of
government was functioning in France before the revolution of 1789?
ANS
Q.15) During the
middle of the 19th century, Italy was divided into how many states?
ANS
Q.16) Which was the
measuring unit of cloth in Germany?
ANS
Q.17) When France
sneezes, the rest of the Europe catches cold' ? Who is the speaker of the line
here?
ANS
Q.18) What does a blind-folded woman carrying a pair of
weighing scales, symbolise?
ANS
Q.19) Which of the
Italian states was ruled by an Italian Princely House?
ANS
Q.20) Why Count
Cdmilo de Cavour was remembered in history?
ANS
Q.21) What was the
result of the Act of Union, 1707?
ANS
Q.22) Which
territories did the Habsburg empire rule over?
ANS
Q.23) In which years
unification of Germany achieved ?
ANS
Q.24) Which area was
known as the 'Powder Keg of Europe'?
ANS
Q.25) What did the 'German Sword' stand for?
ANS
Q.26) Name the
painting prepared by Frederic Sorrieu in 1848.
ANS
Q.27) Name the
leader who led a Protest Movement against the Protestants in Ireland.
ANS
Q.28) What is the National Anthem of New Britain?
ANS
Q.29) Who played the
key role in unifying Germany?
ANS
Q.30) Identify the
place where was the Frankfurt Parliament convened in 1848?
ANS
Q.31) How did nationalism and the idea of the nation-state
emerge ?
ANS
Q.32) Describe the
political ends that list hopes to achieve through economic measures.
ANS
Q.33) Who were
Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of way in which they were
portrayed? or How were different nations visualised by the artists in the 18th
and 19th century? Explain by giving examples. or Explain the significance of
portraying nations as female figures by the European artists of the 18th and
19th century.
ANS
Q.34) Explain what is meant by the '1848 Revolution of the
Liberals'. What were the political, social and economic ideas supported by the
liberals? or Explain liberalism in political and economic fields prevailing in
Europe in the 19th century. or What did the concept of liberal nationalism
politically emphasise during the 19th century Europe?
ANS
Q.35) Choose three
examples to show the contribution of culture of the growth of nationalism in
Europe.
ANS
Q.36) What area was known as the Balkans?
ANS
Q.37) How did
Romanticism seek to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiments during
18th century? Explain.
ANS
Q.38) (a) What was
the Zollverein? (b) What were its wider implications?
ANS
Q.39) (a) What is a
nation-state? (b) Mention any two measures and practices that the French
revolutionaries introduced to create a sense of collective identity amongst the
French people.
ANS
Q.40) Explain any three features of Frankfurt Parliament.
ANS
Q.41) Giuseppe
Garibaldi (1807-82) is perhaps the most celebrated of Italian freedom fighters.
He came from a family engaged in coastal trade and was a sailor in the Merchant
Navy. In 1833, he met Mazzini, joined the Young Italy Movement and participated
in a republican uprising in Piedmont in 1834. The uprising was suppressed and
Garibaldi had to flee to South America, where he lived in exile till 1848. Read
the above passage and answer the following questions. (i) Who was Giuseppe
Garibaldi? Write about his role in uprising in Piedmont in 1834. (ii) What
values/lesson you have learnt from the above passage?
ANS
Q.42) Explain any
four reasons how the initial enthusiasm of the people of France soon turned to hostility
after Napoleon's takeover of France.
ANS
Q.43) What changes
did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more efficient in the
territories ruled by him? or Describe any four features of the 'Civil Code of
1804' introduced by Napoleon in France. or Explain the revolutionary principles
incorporated by Napoleon in the administration of France during his region.
ANS
Q.44) What were the major proposals of the Vienna Congress?
or Describe in brief any four features of the Vienna Treaty of 1815.
ANS
Q.45) Explain the political situation of Italy before its
unification. or Give a brief account of political fragments of Italy.
ANS
Q.46) Summarise the
attributes of a nation, as Ernest Renan understands them. Why in his view, are nations
important?
ANS
Q.47) Discuss the
importance of language and popular traditions in the creation of national
identity.
ANS
Q.48) Describe the
cause of the Silesian Weavers uprising. Comment on the viewpoint of the
journalist.
ANS
Q.49) Imagine you
are a weaver who saw the events as they unfolded. Write a report on what you
saw.
ANS
Q.50) (i) Compare the positions on the question of women's
rights voiced by the three writers cited in the text. What do they reveal about
liberal ideology?
(ii) What values/lesson you have learnt from the given
statement?
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Q.51) Look at Figure
(a). Do you think that the people living in any of these
regions thought of themselves as Italians? Examine Figure
(b). Which was the first region to become a part of unified
Italy? Which was the last region to join? In which year did the largest number
of states join? The map shows the year in which different regions [seen in
Figure (a)] become part of a unified Italy.
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Q.52) Write a note
on [ncert]
(i) Giuseppe Mazzini
(ii) Count Camilo de Cavour
(iii) The Greek War of Independence
(iv) Frankfurt Parliament
(v) The Role of Women in Nationalist Struggles
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Q.53)
(i) What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create
a sense of collective identity among French people?
(ii) What values/lesson do you imbibe from the struggle of
French Revolutionaries?
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Q.54) What changes
did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more efficient in the
territories ruled by him?
ANS
Q.55) Briefly trace
the process of German unification. or Describe the four stages of the
unification of Germany. or Examine the main features of the process of German unification
under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck.
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Q.56) How was the
history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe? Briefly trace the
process of the unification of Britain. or Describe in brief the process by
which the British nation came into existence.
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Q.57) Why did
nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans? or The Balkan issue was one of the
major factors responsible for the First World War; Explain by giving examples.
or What is meant by Balkan? Why did it turn into perennial sources of tension
and proved the battlefield of First World War?
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Q.58) Give any four
values which can be derived from the term 'liberalism'.
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Q.59) "Napoleon
had destroyed democracy, but in the administrative field he had incorporated
revolutionary principles ...", which positive attitudes of Napoleon make
him a 'Hero'?
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Q.60) Count Cavour
played an important role to unify Italy. What characteristics of Cavour were
responsible for his act?
ANS
Q.61) Plot on a map of Europe the changes drawn up by the
Vienna Congress.
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Q.62) With the
help of the chart given below, identify the attributes of Veit's Germania and
interpret the symbolic meaning of the painting. Meanings of Symbols
Attributes Significance
Broken Chains Being
freed.
Breastplate with eagle Symbol of the
German empire-strength.
Crown of oak leaves Heroism.
Sword Readiness
to fight.
Olive branch around the sword Willingness to
make peace.
Black, red and gold tricolor Flag of the liberal-nationalists
in 1848, banned by the Dukes
of the German states.
Rays of the rising Sun Beginning of a
new era.
In an earlier allegorical rendering of 1836, Veit had
portrayed the Kaiser's crown at the place where he has now located the broken
chain. Explain the significance of this change.
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Q. 63) Describe what
you see in figure below. What historical events could Hubner be referring to in
this allegorical vision of the nation?
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Q.64) Look at the
picture given below. Imagine you were a citizen of Frankfurt in March 1848 and
were present during the proceedings of the Parliament. How would you
(i) as a man seated in the hall of deputies, and
(ii) as a woman observing from the galleries, relate to the
banner of Germania hanging from the ceiling?
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Q.65) Through a
focus on any two countries, explain how nations developed over the 19th
century.
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Q.66) Describe the caricature. How does it represent the
relationship between Bismarck and the elected deputies of Parliament? What
interpretation of democratic processes is the artist trying to convey?
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Q.67) In what way do
you think this picture depicts a Utopian vision?
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Q.68) The artist has
portrayed Garibaldi as holding on to the base of the boot, so that the King of
Sardinia-Piedmont can enter it from the top. Look at the map of Italy once more.
What statement is this caricature making?
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Q.69) Match the term
given in Column A with suitable explanations in Column B
A B
1. Absolutist (i) Vision of society which is too
ideal to be fulfilled.
2. Utopian (iii)
A Customs Union formed by Prussia.
3. Nation-State (iii) A region in Europe comprising many
ethnic groups
4. Balkans (iv)
Authoritarian rule or government without restraint.
5. Zollverein (v) A state having people with a
sense of common identity and shared
history.
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Q.70) The Civil Code
of 1804 of France is generally known with which name?
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Q.71) Read the clues
in Column A and identify me. Write my name in Column B.
A ( l am) B
(My name)
(i) The king of Piedmont and Sardinia. I helped in the
unification of Italy.
(ii) A French emperor. I introduced a Code in 1804.
(iii) The Austrian Chancellor considers Mazzini as the most
dangerous enemy to our social order.
(iv) The founder of a Secret Society, 'Young Italy'. I
inspired the youth to work towards unification.
(v) The Chief Minister of Prussia and was the architect for
the procedure of unification of Germany.
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Q.72) Much of the Balkans was under __ rule throughout the
early modern period. (British/Ottoman).
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Q.73) The Byzantine
empire was the Greek speaking Eastern Roman empire during the __ (Middle
ages/Modern period).
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Q.74) What did the
ideas la patrie and Ie citoyen signify in the French Revolution?
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Q.75) In which year
Treaty of Vienna signed?
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Q.76) What did
'German sword' stand for?
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Q.77) Which country
is known as the cradle of civilisation?
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Q.78) Who was the
first Prime Minister of Italy?
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Q.79) The basic aim
of Zollverein was __ (to abolish tariff barriers/to reunite Germany).
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Q.80) Who was Johann
Gottfried Herder?
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Q.81) Who was Frederic Sorrieu?
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Q.82) What does
'Absolutist' mean?
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Q.83) What was the
concept of a 'modern state'?
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Q.84) What does
'Nation-state' mean?
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Q.85) What do the
ideas of la Patrie and Ie Citoyen emphasize?
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Q.86) Which new name
was given to 'The Estates General'?
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Q.87) What changes
were introduced after French Revolution in France?
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Q.88) What was the
mission of French revolutionaries after French revolution?
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Q.89) What
difference Napoleon made after returning to monarchy?
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Q.90) What benefits
were given in the Napoleonic Code?
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Q.91) What benefits
businessmen and small scale producers got from Napoleonic trade?
ANS
Q.92) What was the
reaction of local population to French rule?
ANS
Q.93) What do you
know about Habsburg Empire?
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Q.94) How did landed
aristocracy exercise power?
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Q.95) When did industrialisation
begin in England and other parts of Europe?
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Q.96) Which new
social groups emerged after industrial revolution?
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Q.97) What does
'Liberalism' mean?
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Q.98) What was the
meaning of 'Liberalism' for new middle classes?
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Q.99) What does
'Liberalism' stand for, since the french revolution?
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Q.100) In
revolutionary France, how liberalism was adopted?
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Q.101) How
liberalism stood in the economic sphere?
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Q.102) What is
Zollverein?
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Q.103) Why was
Zollverein formed?
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Q.104) What does
conservation mean?
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Q.105) What did most
of the conservatives believe in?
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Q.106) Which countries met at Treaty of Vienna?
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Q.107) Who hosted
the Treaty of Vienna?
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Q.108) What was the
objective of Treaty of Vienna?
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Q.109) What kind of
conservative regimes were set up in 1815 ?
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Q.110) Why did
secret societies train revolutionaries after 1815?
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Q.111) Who was
Giuseppe Mazzini?
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Q.112) Which two underground
societies were formed by Giuseppe Mazzini?
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Q.113) What was
Mazzini's role in the unification of Italy?
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Q.114) How
Metternich described Mazzini?
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Q.115) Who were
liberal nationalists?
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Q.116) What happened
in the first up heard of France in July 1830?
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Q.117) Who said that
'when irance sneezes, rest of Europe catches cold'?
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Q.118) Who supported
Nationalists of Greeks in their Independence war?
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Q.119) Which treaty
finally recognised Greece as an independent nation?
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Q.120) What do you
understand by 'Romanticism'?
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Q.121) What were the
ideas of Romantic artists and poets on nationalism?
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Q.122) How Karol
Kurpinski celebrated the national struggle?
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Q.123) How Polish
used their language as a weapon of national resistance against Russia?
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Q.124) What led to
widespread pauperism in Europe?
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Q.125) What were the
conditions of France in 1848?
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Q.126) Why weavers
in Silesia revolted in 1845?
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Q.127) How
journalist Wilhelm Wolff described events in Silesian village?
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Q.128) Which changes
were brought in France after the events of February 1848.?
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Q.129) How women
retaliated for their rights in Germany?
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Q.130) Who was
Ottovon Bismarck?
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Q.131) How
unification of Germany was ultimately achieved?
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Q.132) How was
German unification proclaimed in Prussia?
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Q.133) How Prussia
out strive in Germany?
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Q.134) How was Italy
fragmented before unification?
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Q.135) Under whom various states of Italy were ruled?
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Q.136) What is
Giuseppe Mazzini's Contribution in Italy's unification?
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Q.137) Who was Count
Cavour?
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Q.138) What is the
contribution of Garibaldi in unification of Italy?
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Q.139) Was there any
British nation existing before the 18th century?
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Q.140) How British
combined all these ethnic nations?
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Q.141) How was
Scotland gradually taken over by the British nation?
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Q.142) How Ireland
became a part of United Kingdom?
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Q.143) How British
forced their culture on these Nations, which became part of UK?
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Q.144) What does
'Allegory' mean?
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Q.145) How ideas of
French Revolution were propagated by artists?
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Q.146) Which female
Allegory was invested by artists in France?
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Q.147) What was the
Allegory of Germany?
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Q.148) Name the
Balkan countries.
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Q.149) Why were
Balkan nations in trouble?
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Q.150) How did
Anti-imperialist movements begin?
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Q.151) What steps did the French revolutionaries take to
create a sense of collective identity among the French People?
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Q.152) Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the
importance of the way in which they were portrayed?
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Q.153) Explain the concept of liberal nationalism which
developed in Europe in early 18th century.
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Q.154) What do you
mean by conservatism? Highlight the main features of the beliefs.
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Q.155) Describe in
brief, 'The Greek War of Independence'.
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Q.156) Describe the
main clauses of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815.
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Q.157) Write three
features about the painting of Frederic Sorrieu.
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Q.158) In what way
did nationalism spread from France to other European nations?
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Q.159) Give a short
note on the Habsburg Empire.
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Q.160) Which
conditions in France depicted their political liberalism?
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Q.161) What do you
know about the new conservatism after 1815?
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Q.162) Describe the
role of Giuseppe Mazzini as an Italian revolutionary.
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Q.163) What is meant
by, "When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold"?
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Q.164) Explain the
role of romanticism in national feeling.
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Q.165) Describe the
Silesian weavers' uprising.
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Q.166) Explain the
role of women in the nationalist struggle of Germany.
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Q.167) What kind of
policy was followed by Bismarck? How did he manage to oust Austria from the
German federation?
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Q.168) Why did nationalist
tensions emerge in the Balkans?
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Q.169) What is the
idea behind Frederic Sorrieu's painting?
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Q.170) How was the
concept of 'Nationalism' introduced by the French Revolution?
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Q.171) State how
reactions of local people to French rule was mixed in conquered territories.
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Q.172) What was the
political status of Europe before the concept of 'Nation States'?
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Q.173) What does
'Economic liberalism' mean?
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Q.174) Why did
liberal nationalists form secret societies?
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Q.175) How did
liberal nationalism develop in Europe?
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Q.176) What was done
to develop the nationalist feelings amongst the people of Poland?
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Q.177) What
conditions prevailed in 1848 in France?
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Q.178) "Though conservative
forces were able to suppress liberal movements in 1848, they could not restore
old order." Comment.
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Q.179) Were
anti-imperial movements nationalist?
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Q.180) Explain the Napoleonic Code.
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Q.181) Trace the
events leading to the unification of Germany.
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Q.182) Explain what
is meant by the 1848 revolution of the liberals. What were the political,
social and economic ideas supported by the liberals?
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Q.183) Why did
nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans?
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Q.184) How was the
history of nationalism in Britain different from the rest of Europe? OR How was
the history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe?
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Q.185) Briefly
explain the process of unification of Italy.
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Q.186) How did the concept of Nation-States develop in
Europe?
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Q.187) State the
dominance of landed aristocracy in Europe.
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Q.188) What
conditions led to the development of a new middle class in Europe?
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Q.189) What is
Zollverein? Why was it formed?
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Q.190) What kinds of
conservative regimes were set up in 1815 ? How did liberals think about them?
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Q.191) Give a brief
description of the French Revolution of 1830.
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Q.192) Explain how
folklore, folk songs raised the spirit of nationalism in Europe.
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Q.193) How did the
Polish language work as a symbol of struggle against Russian dominance?
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Q.194) What was the
status of people in Europe during economic hardships in 1830s?
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Q.195) "Though
conservative forces were able to suppress liberal movement in 1848, they could
not restore the old order." Explain.
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Q.196) What role did
Count Cavour and Garibaldi play in the unification of Italy?
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Q.197) What problems
were existing in Ireland?
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Q.198) What is
allegory? How did a female figure become an allegory of a nation?
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Q.199) Who were
Marianne and Germania?
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Q.200) What
conditions of Balkan area lead to world war 1?
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Q.201) Who has been called the 'Hero of Two Worlds?
ANS
Q.202) In 18th
century, political clubs became an important rallying point for people who
wished to discuss government policies and plan their own form of action. Of
them which club' was most successful?
ANS
Q.203) When did the
Greek struggle for independence begin?
ANS
Q.204) When did
Industrialisation begin in England?
ANS
Q.205) In which year
the Treaty of, Vienna was signed?
ANS
Q.206) In which year
all men of 21 years and above in France regardless- of their wealth did get the
right to vote?
ANS
Q.207) What is
conservatism?
ANS
Q.208) When France
was declared as a republic?
ANS
Q.209) When did
American Constitution come into force?
ANS
Q.210) Name some
important leaders who contributed a lot for the unification of Italy.
ANS
Q.211) Who was
called/Bismarck of Italy' ?
ANS
Q.212) Explain the
term Utopian society.
ANS
Q.213) In which
event of history, we observe the clear expression of nationalism?
ANS
Q.214) Which type of
government was functioning in France before the revolution of 1789?
ANS
Q.215) During the
middle of the 19th century, Italy was divided into how many states?
ANS
Q.216) Which was the
measuring unit of cloth in Germany?
ANS
Q.217) "When France sneezes, the rest of the Europe
catches cold" ? Who is the speaker of the line here?
ANS
Q.218) What does a
blind-folded woman carrying a pair of weighing scales, symbolise?
ANS
Q.219) Which of the
Italian states was ruled by an Italian Princely House?
ANS
Q.220) Why Count
Camilo de Cavour was remembered in history?
ANS
Q.221) What was the
result of the Act of Union, 1707?
ANS
Q.222) Which
territories did the Habsburg empire rule over?
ANS
Q.223) In which
years unification of Germany achieved ?
ANS
Q.224) Which area
was known as the 'Powder Keg of Europe?
ANS
Q.225) What did the 'German Sword' stand for?
ANS
Q.226) Name the
painting prepared by Frederic Sorrieu in 1848.
ANS
Q.227) Name the leader who led a Protest Movement against
the Protestants in Ireland.
ANS
Q.228) What is the National Anthem of New Britain?
ANS
Q.229) Who played
the key role in unifying Germany?
ANS
Q.230) Identify the
place where-was the Frankfurt Parliament convened in 1848?
ANS
Q.231) How did nationalism and the idea of the nation-state
emerge ?
ANS
Q.232) Choose three
examples to show .the contribution of culture of the growth of nationalism in
Europe.
ANS
Q.233) Describe the
political ends that list hopes to achieve through economic measures.
ANS
Q.234) Who were
Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of way in which they were
portrayed? Or How were different nations visualised by the artists in the 18th
and 19th century? Explain by giving examples. Or Explain the. significance of
portraying nations as female figures by the European artists of the 18th and
19th century.
ANS
Q.235) Explain what
is meant by the '1848 Revolution of the Liberals'. What were the political,
social and economic ideas supported by the liberals?
Or
Explain liberalism in political and economic fields
prevailing in Europe in the 19th century.
Or
What did the concept of liberal nationalism for politically
emphasise during the 19th century Europe?
ANS
Q.236) What area was
known as the Balkans?
ANS
Q.237) What were the
major proposals of the Vienna Congress?
Or
Describe in brief any four features of the Vienna Treaty of
1815.
ANS
Q.238) How did
Romanticism seek to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiments during
18th century? Explain.
ANS
Q.239)
(a) What was the Zollverein?
(b) What were its wider implications?
ANS
Q.240)
(a) What is a nation state?
(b) Mention any two measures and practices that the French
revolutionaries introduced to create a sense of collective identity amongst the
French people.
ANS
Q.241) Explain any
three features of Frankfurt Parliament.
ANS
Q.242) Giuseppe
Garibaldi (1807-.82) is perhaps the most celebrated' of Italian freedom
lighters. He came from a family engaged in coastal trade and was a sailor in
the Merchant Navy. In 1833, he met Mazzini/ joined the Young Italy Movement and
participated in a republican uprising in Piedmont in 1834. The uprising was
suppress to and Garibaldi had to flee to South America, where he lived in exile
till 1848. Read the above passage and answer the following questions,
(a) Who-was Giuseppe Garibaldi? Write about his role in
uprising in Piedmont in 1834.
(b) What values/lesson you have learnt from the above
passage?
ANS
Q.243) Explain any four reasons how the initial enthusiasm
of the people of France soon turned to hostility after Napoleon's takeover of
France.
ANS
Q.244) What changes did Napoleon introduce to make the
administrative system more efficient in the temtonfes ruled by him?
Or
Describe any four features of the 'Civil Code of 1804'
introduced by Napoleon in' Trance. Explain the revolutionary principles
incorporated by Napoleon-in the administration of France during his region.
ANS
Q.245) Explain the political situation of Italy before its
unification.
Or
Give a brief account of political fragments of Italy.
ANS
Q.246) Summarise the attributes of a nation, as Ernest Renan
understands 'them. Why in his view, are nations important?
ANS
Q.247) Discuss the
importance of language and popular traditions in the creation of national
identity.
ANS
Q.248) Describe the cause of the Silesian Weavers uprising.
Comment on the viewpoint, of the journalist.
ANS
Q.249) Imagine you
are a weaver who saw the events as they unfolded. Write a report on what you
saw.
ANS
Q.250)
(a) Compare the positions on the question of women's rights
voiced by the three writers cited in the text. What do they reveal about
liberal ideology?
(b) What values/lesson you have learnt from the given
statement?
ANS
Q.251) Count Cavour played an important role to unify Italy.
What characteristics of Cavour were responsible for his act?
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Q.252) Look at
Figure
(a) Do you think that the people living in any of these
regions thought of themselves as Italians? Examine Figure
(b) Which was the first region to become a part of unified
Italy? Which was the last region to join? In which year did the largest number
of states join?
Figure (a) Italian states before unification, 1858.
Figure (b) Italy after unification.
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Q.253) Write a note
on
(a) Giuseppe Mazzini
(b) Count Camilo de Cavour
(c) The Greek War of Independence
(d) Frankfurt Parliament
(e) The Role of Women in Nationalist Struggles
ANS
Q.254)
(a) What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create
a sense of collective identity among French people?
(b) What values/lesson do you imbibe from the struggle of
French Revolutionaries?
ANS
Q.255) What changes
did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more efficient in the
territories ruled by him?
ANS
Q.256) Briefly trace the process of German unification.
Describe the four stages of the unification of Germany. Examine the main
features of the process of German unification under the leadership of Otto von
Bismarck.
ANS
Q.257) How was the
history of nationalism in Britain unlike the rest of Europe? Briefly trace the
process of the unification of Britain.
Or
Describe in brief the process by which the British nation
came into existence.
ANS
Q.258) Why did
nationalist tensions emerge in the Balkans?
Or
The Balkan issue was one of the major factors responsible
for the First World War; Explain by giving examples.
Or
What is meant by Balkan? Why did it turn into perennial
sources of tension and proved the battle field of First World War?
ANS
Q.259)
"Napoleon had destroyed democracy, but in the administrative field
he had incorporated revolutionary principles ...", which positive
attitudes of Napoleon make him a 'Hero?
ANS
Q.260) Give any four
values which can be derived from the term liberalism'.
ANS
Q.261) Plot on a map of Europe the changes drawn up by the
Vienna Congress.
ANS
Q.262) The Civil
Code of 1804 of France is generally known with which name?
ANS
Q.263) With the help of the chart given below, identify the
attributes of Veit's Germania and interpret the symbolic meaning of the
painting. Meanings of Symbols
Attributes Significance
Broken Chains Being
freed.
Breastplate with eagle Symbol
of the German empire-strength.
Crown of oak leaves Heroism.
Sword Readiness to
fight.
Olive branch around the sword Willingness to make peace
Black, red and gold tricolor Flag
of the liberal-nationalists in 1848. Banned by the Dukes of the German states.
Rays of the rising Sun Beginning
of a new era.
In an earlier allegorical rendering of 1836, Veit had
portrayed the Kaiser's crown at the place where he has now located the broken
chain. Explain the significance of this change. ANS
Q.264) Describe what
you see in figure below. What historical events could Hubner be referring to in
this allegorical vision of the nation?
ANS
Q.265) Look at the
picture given below. Imagine you were a citizen of Frankfurt in March 1848 and
were present during the proceedings of the Parliament. How would you (a) as a
man seated in the hall of deputies, and (b) as a woman observing from the
galleries, relate to the banner of Germania hanging from the ceiling? The Frankfurt Parliament in the Church of St
Paul.
ANS
Q.266) Through a
focus on any two countries, explain how nations developed over the 19th
century.
ANS
Q.267) Who was the first Prime Minister of Italy?
ANS
Q.268) The basic aim
of Zollverein was __ (to abolish tariff barriers/to reunite Germany).
ANS
Q.269) Describe the
caricature. How does it represent the relationship between Bismarck and the
elected deputies of Parliament? What interpretation of democratic processes is
the artist trying to convey? Caricature
of Otto von Bismarck in the German Reichstag (Parliament), from Figaro, Vienna,
5th March in 1870.
ANS
Q.270) In what way
do you think this picture depicts a Utopian vision? The dream of worldwide
democratic and Social Republics? The pact between Nations, a print prepared by
Frederic Sorrieu, in 1848.
ANS
Q.271) The artist
has portrayed Garibaldi as holding on to the base of the boot, so that the King
of Sardinia-Piedmont can enter it from the top. Look at the map of Italy once
more. What statement is this caricature making? Garibaldi helping King Victor Emmanuel II
Sardinia-Piedmont to pull on boot named
ANS
Q.272) Match the
term given in Column A with suitable explanations in Column B
1. Absolutist (i)Vision
of society which is too ideal to be fulfilled.
2. Nation-State (ii) A
Customs Union formed by Prussia.
3.Nation-State (iii) A
region in Europe comprising many ethnic groups.
4. Balkans (iv)
Authoritarian rule or government without restraint.
5.Zolverein (v)
A state having people with a sense of common identity and shared history.
ANS
Q.273) The Byzantine
empire was the Greek speaking Eastern Roman empire during the __ (Middle
ages/Modern period).
ANS
Q.274) Who was
Johann Gottfried Herder?
ANS
Q.275) Read the
clues in Column A and identify me. Write my name in Column B.
S. No A (I am) B (My name)
(i) The king
of Piedmont and Sardinia. I helped in the unification of Italy.
(ii) A French
emperor. I introduced a Code in 1804.
(iii) The
Austrian Chancellor considers Mazzini as the most dangerous enemy to our social
order.
(iv) The founder
of a Secret Society, 'Young Italy". I inspired the youth to work towards
unification.
(v) The Chief
Minister of Prussia and was the architect for the procedure of unification of
Germany.
ANS
Q.276) Much of the
Balkans was under __ rule throughout the early modern period. (British/
Ottoman).
ANS
Q.277) What did the
ideas La Patrie and Ie citoyen signify in the French Revolution?
ANS
Q.278) In which year
Treaty of Vienna signed?
ANS
Q.279) What did
'German sword' stand for?
ANS
Q.280) Which country
is known as the cradle of civilisation?
ANS
Q.281) What is the idea behind Frederic Sorrieu's painting?
What kind of message did it depict at that time?
ANS
Q.282) How did the concept of Nation-States develop in
Europe? Was it successful in the formation of native states?
ANS
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