THE RISE OF
NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
(a)
The American Revolution
(b)
The French Revolution
(c)
The Russian Revolution
(d)
The Industrial Revolution
(a)
A
common
language,
race,
religion
or territory.
(b)
A nation with a shared
history or descent, of endeavors,
sacrifice and devotion, wish to
perform still more
great deeds together.
(c)
A large scale
solidarity, its existence a daily
plebiscite.
(d)
Both B and
C.
(a)
Adult Franchise
(b)
A direct vote by which
all the people of a region are
asked to accept or
reject a proposal.
(c)
When the rich and the
aristocrats select their leaders.
(d)
A vote by
the people to
elect their leader.
(a)
A world made up
of ‘democratic and
social republics’.
(b)
A world made up
of one nation, one
world.
(c)
A world with
one absolute ruler.
(d)
A world following one
religion, one language.
(a)
La Patrie (b) Le
Citoyen
(c) Both
A and B
(d) None of
the above
(a)
Equality before the
law
(b)
Secured the right to
property
(c)
Did away with
all the privileges based on
birth
(d)
All the above.
(a)
Increase of power in
Europe
(b)
Binding Germans economically into
a nation
(c)
Both A and
B.
(d)
Awakening national sentiment through a
free economic system
(a)
Fascism
(b) Conservatism
(c) Nazism
(d) Communism
(a)
They made France a
republic and took away all the
territories
annexed by it
under Napoleon.
(b)
Napoleon’s brother was made king and France lost all
its conquered territories.
(c)
The four powers became rulers of
France.
(d)
The deposed Bourbon dynasty was restored to power, and all territories under
Napoleon were taken away.
(a)
They did not tolerate criticism and dissent
(b)
They imposed censorship laws to control what was said in
newspapers, plays, songs etc.
(c)
They curbed activities which
questioned their legitimacy
(d)
All the above
(a)
Giuseppe
Mazzini,
Victor
Emmanuel
II,
Cavour
(b)
Giuseppe
Mazzini,
Cavour,
Giuseppe
Garibaldi
(c)
Victor Emmanuel, Bismarck, Cavour
(d)
None of the
above
(a)
Marianne, a
popular Christian name
for women
(b)
Marianne, a female
figure, with a red cap, the
tricolour and the cockade
(c)
As a
female named Marianne, with characteristics of liberty (a red cap, a
broken chair) and the Republic (the
red cap, tricolour and the
cockade)
(d)
All the above
(a)
They were fighting against the
Muslim Ottoman Empire
(b)
They had sympathies for ancient Greek culture
(c)
Greece was
considered the cradle of
European
civilisation
(d)
All the above
(a)
Diplomatic alliance with
enemies of Austria
(b)
War with Austrians and Bourbons
(c)
Diplomatic alliance
with France in 1859 and strengthening Sardinia and Piedmont
(d)
Defeated the Bourbon kings
(a)
Giueseppe
Mazzini
was an
Italian revolutionary, born in
Rome in 1810
(b)
Giuseppe Mazzini was
an Italian, born
in Genoa, in
1807
(c)
Giuseppe Mazzini was
a Corsican, born in Genoa in
1807
(d)
Giuseppe Mazzini was
a famous Italian painter, born in
Genoa in 1810
(a)
To appeal to
the emotions of
the spectators and create sympathy for
the Greeks
(b)
To dramatise the
incident in which 20,000 Greeks were
killed
(c)
To focus on
the suffering of
women and children
(d)
All the above
(a)
To create a sense of
shared collective heritage, a common
cultural past, as the basis of the
nation
(b)
Glorification of science and
reason
(c)
To focus on emotions,
intuitions and mystical feeling
(d)
Both A and
C
(a)
Folk songs, folk poetry, folk dances
(b)
Common people —
das volk
(c)
Vernacular language
(d)
All the above
(a)
Louis Philippe of
France was dethroned, and
France declared a
Republic
(b)
Suffrage to all
males above 21
was given and the right to
work guaranteed
(c)
Food shortages, widespread unemployment
led to
a revolt in
Paris
(d)
All the above
(a)
The
contractors who gave them
orders drastically reduced their payments.
(b)
The
contractors
took advantage of their misery and desperate need
for jobs.
(c)
Both A and
B.
(d)
The contractors had killed eleven weavers.
(a)
The British flag
(Union Jack) and
the British national anthem (God Save the
King)
(b)
The English language and domination of
English culture
(c)
Both A and
B
(d)
Subordination of the
older nations
(a)
Artist Phillip Veit painted it to celebrate the unification of
Germany
(b)
Phillip Veit painted it
to hang from the
ceiling of St Paul’s where the
Frankfurt Parliament was held in 1848.
(c)
Phillip Veit painted it
to celebrate Bismarck’s victory.
(d)
All the above.
(a)
(i)
Heroism,
(ii)
readiness
to
fight
(iii)
strength
(iv) hope.
(b)
(i) Freedom (ii) strength (iii) readiness to fight (iv) Beginning of a new
era.
(c)
(i) Freedom (ii)
readiness to fight (iii) willingness to
make peace (iv)
beginning of a new era.
(d)
(i) Heroism (ii)
courage (iii) readiness to
fight (iv) hope
(a)
Britannia (symbol of
British nation) sitting triumphantly over
the globe.
(b)
Britannia surrounded by
tigers, elephants, forests symbolising the
colonies.
(c)
Angels carrying banner of
freedom.
(d)
Through pictures of
primitive people.
(a)
The spread of ideas of
romantic nationalism and the
disintegration of the Ottoman Empire
under whose control they were
(b)
The declaration of independence by European
subject
nationalities
from
the
Ottomon
Empire.
(c)
The support of history
and nationalism to be independent
(d)
All the above
(a)
Trade and colonies
(b)
Naval supremacy and
military might
(c)
Both A and
B
(d)
Territories and naval might
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EXAMINATION PAPERS
(a)
It was the result of a
long drawn out process and not of
a sudden revolution.
(b)
The wealthy and powerful English nation steadily extended its influence over
the Welsh the Scots and the
Irish.
(c)
Ireland and Scotland
were equal partners in the union called the
United Kingdoms.
(d)
The British flag and
National Anthem were actively promoted in
this Union.
(a)
As a
female
figure
with
a
torch of enlightenment in one hand and the
Charter of Rights of Man in
the other hand.
(b)
Blindfolded
woman carrying
a pair
of weighing scales.
(c)
The gold red and
black tricolour.
(d)
Rays of the
rising sun.
3.
Which of
the following was
the result of the
Act of Union 1707?
(a)
United Kingdom of
Irish
(b)
United Kingdom of
Scotland
(c)
United Kingdom of
America
(d)
United Kingdom of
Great Britain
(a)
England
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
(a)
The emergence of
the nation state
(b)
The multi-national dynastic empire
(c)
Teritorial state (d) Absolute monarchy
(a)
the monarchy (b) the
democracy
(c)
traditional institutions of state and
society
(d)
social hierarchies
(a)
Creation of
a network of
railways to promote nationalism.
(b)
Opposition
to
unhindered
movement of goods, people and
capital in member states.
(c)
Reduction of tariff barriers in
states.
(d)
Reduction
of
number of
currencies
in Germany.
(a)
Opposition to monarchy and
support to democratic republic.
(b)
To establish liberty and
freedom under a
monarchy.
(c)
Disintegration of the
German confederation under 39 States.
(d)
Censorship of newspapers, books, plays and songs.
(a)
Restoration of Bourbon dynasty
(b)
Setting up
series of states on
the boundaries of France
(c)
Restoration of monarchies
(d)
Diluting
the
German
confederation
of
39
states
(a)
Marianne
(b) Germania
(c) Britannia
(d) Mazzini
(a)
Louis Philippe
(b) Karol Kurpinski
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini (d)
Jahan Gottfried
(a)
Equality before the
law
(b)
Universal Adult Franchise
(c)
Right to Property
(d)
No privileges based on
birth
(a)
The Balkans
(b) The Romanians
(c) Great Britain
(d) Germania
(a)
Vienna Treaty of
1815
(b)
Constantinople Treaty
(c)
Diplomatic Treaty of
Sardenia Piedmont
(d)
None of these
(a)
Mazzini
(b) Cavour
(b)
Garibaldi
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
16.
What did the ideas of
la patrie and
le citoyen signify in the French Revolution?
(a)
The motherland and the children
(b)
The fatherland and the
citizens
(c)
The community and
the citizens
(d)
The state and
the community
(a)
The Balkan states were very jealous of
each other.
(b)
Each state wanted to
gain more territory at
the expense of
others.
(c)
The Balkans were also the scene of big power rivalry.
(d)
The Balkans were not under the control of Ottoman Empire.
(a)
Cloth
(b) Thread
(c) Land
(d) Height
(a)
impose custom duty on
imported goods
(b)
abolish tarrif barriers
(c)
reduce custom duties
(d)
introduce new rules for
trade
(a)
Garibaldi
(b) Mazzini
(c) Matternich
(d) Bismarck
(a)
A Society where everybody is
equal
(b)
A democratic society
(c)
An idealist society which can never be
achieved
(d)
A society with a
comprehensive constitution
(a)
Peace
(b) Equality
(c) Justice
(d) Liberty
23.
Which one
of the
following is not true regarding the civil code of
1804?
(a)
Abolition of all privileges based on
birth.
(b)
Destruction of democracy in France.
(c)
Establishment of equality before law.
(d)
Securing right to
property.
24.
Why was
the treaty of
Vienna (1815) drawn up?
(a)
To establish tariff barriers
(b)
To restore the monarchies
(c)
To divide the
German confederation of 39 states
(d)
To establish democracies
(a)
Greece
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) Switzerland
(a)
Treaty of Versailles (b)
Treaty of Vienna
(c) Munich Pact
(d) All the
above
27.
Napoleon invaded Italy in
-
(a) 1767
(b) 1777
(c) 1787
(d) 1797
(a)
It recognised Turkey as
an independent nation
(b)
It recognised Germany as
an independent nation
(c)
It recognised France as
an independent nation.
(d)
It
recognised
Greece
as an independent nation.
(a)
Bismarck
(b) Duke Metternich
(c) Louis Philippe
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
(a)
Austria, Prussia, Britain and
Russia
(b)
Spain, Prussia, Britain and Russia
(c)
Austria, Italy, Britain and
Russia
(d)
Austria, Prussia India and
Russia
(a)
Elle
(b) Zollverein
(b)
Zweibiicken
(d) La Patrie
(a)
The abolition of
tariff barriers
(b)
To reunite Germany
(c)
To reunite Prussia
(d)
To Promote Democracy
(a)
Courage
(b) Heroism
(c) Freedom
(d) Unity
(a)
Utopian
(b) Absolutist
(c) The
best
(d) none of
the above
(a)
The Prussian King
- William-I
(b)
The Russian King
- William-I
(c)
The chief Minister of
Otto Van Bismarck
(d)
Lenin
(a)
Garibaldi
(b) Wolfe Tone
(c) Mazzini
(d) Cavour
(a)
Guiseppe Mazzini (b)
Victor Emmanuel -
II
(c) William-I
(d) Johann Gottfried
1.
Why and how was
a change brought about in
Europe, which led
to the rise of
nationalism?
2.
Explain what part
the following events played in
the growth and
spread of nationalism:
(i)
French Revolution.
(ii)
Napoleon’s conquests.
(iii)
The Industrial Revolution.
3.
How did
Greece become a
nation-state?
4.
With reference to
Italy, explain
(i)
The condition of
Italy before Napoleon’s conquests.
(ii)
The
condition of Italy after Napoleon’s downfall.
(iii)
‘The
Carbonari Society’
5. Describe the
events that led
to “Dual Monarchy” in Hungary. What were
its consequences?
6. How is
England’s case different from
other countries that became a
“nation state”?
7. What was
the position of
women and their role in
nationalist struggle?
8. When and why was the
Zolbverein formed?
9. Give three features of condition of Europe in the 1870s.
10. Journalist Wilhelm Wolff described the causes and events of the revolt of the weavers
of Silesia. Discuss them briefly.
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE
EXAMINATION PAPERS
1.
Explain liberalism in
political and economic fields prevailing in
Europe in the 19th century.
2.
How did
Romanticism seek
to develop a
particular form of
nationalist sentiment during the
18th century?
3.
“Culture played an
important role in creating the idea of
the nation in
Europe.” Support the
statement with examples.
4.
State
any three measures and
practices introduced by
French revolutionaries to create a
sense of collective identity amongst the French people.
5.
Explain the
revolutionary principles incorporated
by Napoleon in
the administration of France during his
reign.
6.
Enumerate any
three features of the conservative
regimes set up in Europe following the defeat of Napoleon in
1815.
7.
Explain any three
measures or practices which created a
sense of collective identity amongst the
French people.
8.
In which year
was the unification of Italy
completed?
Mention two
features of
the unification movement?
9.
Why 1830s were called the years of
great economic hardship in
Europe? Give any three reasons.
10.
What are
the political, socail and economic ideals supported by
the liberals in
Europe?
11.
Explain any three reasons for the nationalist
upsurge
in
the
19th century Europe.
12.
Explain the role
of languages in developing the
nationalist sentiments in Europe.
13.
Explain any
three features of
the Frankfurt of Parliament.
14.
Explain the
three types of
flows with the
international economic exchanges during 1815 - 1914.
15.
How did the Balkan
region become a source of nationalist tension in
Europe after 1871? Explain in
three points.
16.
“Italy
had a
long
history of political fragmentation”.
Support the statement by giving any three points.
17.
State any three
provisions of the Civil Code of 1804.
18.
How did the growth
of industrialization change the social and political equation of Europe?
19.
Who was
Court Camilo Cavour? State any two of
his contributions?
20.
Explain, how
Ireland got incorporated into the
United Kingdom in
1801? What were the
symbols of this new British nation?
21.
How did
Romanticism seek
to develop a
particular from of nationalist sentiments during the
18th century? Explain.
22.
Explain any
three changes which Napoleon introduced to make the
administrative system more efficient in Europe.
23.
How did culture play
an important role in
creating the idea of nation in Europe? Explain with
three examples.
1.
What do you understand by the term ‘Liberalism’? Explain the new ideas in the
field of politics, society and economy, supported by the liberals, from 1848
onwards.
2.
Describe how Napoleon administered the territories conquered by him. Was he
successful in giving a strong and efficient administration?
3.
Discuss, with examples, how culture, art and language helped in the rise of
nationalism in Europe.
4.
State the ideas of Mazzini which led to the rise of nationalism in Italy.
5.
Describe the role of Cavour and Garibaldi in uniting Italy.
6.
Why
did the Balkans become a center of tensions after 1848?
7.
Bismarck was successful in uniting Germany by following the policy of “blood and
iron.” Comment.
8.
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow.
An anonymous reader wrote the
following letter to the newspaper on June 25, 1850. “It is indeed ridiculous and
unreasonable to deny women political rights even though they enjoy the right to
property which they make use of. They perform functions and assume
responsibilities without however getting the benefits that accrue to men for the
same. Why this injustice? Is it not a disgrace that even the stupidest
cattle-herder possesses the right to vote, simply because he is a man, whereas
highly talented women owning considerable property are excluded from this right,
even though they contribute so much to the maintenance of the state?”
(i) Why do
you think the writer did not reveal his/her name?
(ii) Do you
think the writer is a male or a female? Give a reason to support your answer.
(iii) Does
the writer make an emotional appeal or is it based on logic? Write the
line/lines or argument that supports your answer.
(iv) What injustice is the writer talking about?
QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1.
How has
the French artist, Frederic Sorrieu visualised in his First Print, of the
series of four prints, his dream world
made up of “democratic and social republics?” Discuss.
2.
How did
culture play an
important role in creating the idea
of the nation in
Europe? Explain with
four examples.
3.
Explain any four
provisions of Napoleon’s ‘Civil Code’ of
1804.
4.
When did
the first clear-cut expression of nationalism come in
France? How did the French Revolution
lead to transfer of sovereignty from
the monarchy to
a body of French citizens?
Explain any
three steps
taken by
French revolutionaries in
this regard.
5.
Explain how was
the formation of the nation- state the
result of a long-drawn-out process in
Britain.
6.
Explain any
four measures introduced by French revolutionaries to create a
sense of collective identity among people.
7.
Describe
four
stages of German unification.
8.
How did the
Balkan region become a
source of nationalist tension in
Europe after 1871?
9.
How was the
Hapsburg Empire a
patch work of
different regions and peoples in
Europe?
10.
Mention any
two economic obstacles that
the liberal nationalists wanted
to overcome? In what ways dis the Zollverein customs union of
1834 try to
overcome these shortcomings?
11.
How did
culture play an
important role in creating the idea
of the nation in
Europe? Explain it
by giving four examples.
12.
Examine the
role of women in
the nationalist struggles of Europe.
13.
What is the
significance of 1848 for Grance and
the rest of
Europe? What did
the liberals demand?
14.
How the Greek war of Independence did mobilized nationalist feeling among the
educated elite across Europe? Give four
points.
15.
Why did
nationalist tension emerge in
the
Balkans?
Explain
any
four
reasons.
16.
Explain any four
features of the
Treaty of Vienna, 1815.
17.
“Till mid
eighteenth century there were no nation
states in Europe.” Support the
statement with four examples.
18.
What was the main objective of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815? Mention any three
important features of
the treaty.
19.
Why was the
Balkans the most serious source of
nationalist tention in Europe after 1871?
Explain any four
reasons.
20.
Describe the
four stages of
the Unification of
Germany.
21.
Describe
any four
features of
the
landed aristocracy class of
European Continent.
22.
Explain liberalism in political and
economic fields prevailing in
Europe in the
19th Century.
23.
Explain any four
measures introduced by French
Revolutionaries to create a
sense of collective identity among
the people of
France.
24.
Explain the four
main features of
Liberal nationalism that
developed in Europe in the early
nineteenth century.
25.
What changes did Napoleon introduce to make the administrative system more
efficient in the territories ruled by
him? Describe any four such changes.
26.
“Napoleon had destroyed democracy in France, but
in the
administrative field he
had incorporated revolutionary principles”. Justify the
statement with four arguments.
27.
Describe Frederic Sorrieu’s utopian vision of the world as
he depicted in
his painting in
1848.
28.
What is the meaning revolution at 1848 of the liberals? Explain any one of the
political, social and economic ideas supported by
the liberals?
29.
Examine any four for the nationalistic upsurge in 19th Century Europe.
30.
How was the Habsburg Empire a patchwork of many different regions and peoples in
Europe? Explain.