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The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 10 · Social Science

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Topics in The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

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1. Birth of Nationalism in Europe

  • The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789.
  • French revolutionaries transferred sovereignty from the monarchy to the people.
  • New ideas such as la patrie and le citoyen created a sense of collective identity.
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2. Europe After 1815 and the Congress of Vienna

  • After Napoleon’s defeat in 1815, European powers met at Vienna to create a conservative order.
  • The Congress of Vienna was hosted by Metternich.
  • The Bourbon dynasty was restored in France.
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3. Liberal Nationalism and Economic Unity

  • Liberalism in politics stood for freedom, equality before law, government by consent, and representative government.
  • Liberalism in economics stood for free markets and removal of restrictions on goods and capital.
  • In revolutionary France, voting rights were first limited to property-owning men; only the Jacobins briefly gave all adult males suffrage.
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4. Revolutionaries and National Unification

  • After 1815, many liberal nationalists worked secretly because of repression.
  • Giuseppe Mazzini was born in Genoa in 1805 and joined the Carbonari.
  • He was exiled in 1831 and later founded Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Berne.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Nationalism in Europe and the making of nation-states in the nineteenth century

French Revolution of 1789Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic CodeCongress of Vienna and conservatism after 1815Liberal nationalismEconomic nationalism and zollvereinRevolutionaries and secret societiesAge of Revolutions 1830 to 1848Romanticism and culture

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