The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

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8 Class 10 History questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Frederic Sorrieu's 1848 print visualised a world made up of:

   • Aempires
   • Bdemocratic and social republics
   • Cmonarchies
   • Dcity-states
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   Correct answer: (B) democratic and social republics

   Sorrieu's utopian vision showed democratic and social republics — a world of free peoples united as nations.

2. Q2easy

   The French artist who created utopian prints in 1848 was:

   • AFrederic Sorrieu
   • BEugene Delacroix
   • CCaspar Friedrich
   • DJohann Gottfried Herder
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   Correct answer: (A) Frederic Sorrieu

   Frédéric Sorrieu, a French artist, created a series of four prints in 1848 visualising his dream of a world of democratic republics.

3. Q3easy

   'Germania' was the allegorical figure representing:

   • AFrance
   • Bthe German nation
   • CAustria
   • DItaly
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   Correct answer: (B) the German nation

   Germania was the female allegorical figure that came to represent the German nation, used during the revolutionary era of 1848.

4. Q4medium

   The concept of 'nation-states' began to emerge mainly in:

   • Athe 15th century
   • Bthe 17th century
   • Cthe 19th century
   • Dthe 20th century
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   Correct answer: (C) the 19th century

   The late 18th and 19th centuries saw the rise of nationalism and the formation of modern nation-states in Europe.

5. Q5easy

   The French Revolution in 1789 created a sense of:

   • Aimperial expansion
   • Bcollective national identity
   • Creligious unity
   • Dclass equality
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   Correct answer: (B) collective national identity

   The French Revolution created a sense of collective national identity among French citizens — sovereignty shifted from the monarchy to the nation.

6. Q6medium

   Metternich described Giuseppe Mazzini as the most dangerous enemy of the existing social order. Mazzini founded:

   • AYoung Italy
   • BCarbonari
   • CRed Shirts
   • DYoung Germany
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   Correct answer: (A) Young Italy

   Giuseppe Mazzini founded 'Young Italy' (1831) and 'Young Europe' (1834) to promote republicanism and nationalist movements.

7. Q7medium

   The Zollverein (1834) was a customs union formed by:

   • AGerman states
   • BItalian states
   • CFrench provinces
   • DAustrian Empire
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   Correct answer: (A) German states

   The Zollverein was a coalition of German states that abolished tariff barriers, creating an economic foundation for German unity.

8. Q8medium

   The unification of Germany was completed in:

   • A1848
   • B1861
   • C1871
   • D1882
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   Correct answer: (C) 1871

   Germany was unified in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War, with Prussia dominant, and the German Empire proclaimed at Versailles.

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