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CBSE Questions for Class 10 History The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com
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Class 10 History
The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe
Quiz 3
The ruler of Prussia during the unification of Germany was _______.
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Victor Emmanuel II
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Nicholas II
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Kaiser William I
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Three wars over seven years – with Austria, Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of unification. In January 1871, the Prussian king, William I, was proclaimed German Emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles.
The three famous wars that led to the unification of Germany were _______.
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War with Denmark, Austro-Prussian war, and Franco-Prussian war
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Austro-Prussian war, Franco-Prussian war, and War with Greece
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Battle of Waterloo, Hundred days of war, and war with Denmark
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War with Denmark, Austro-Prussian war, and Battle of Waterloo
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Three wars over seven years – with Austria, Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of unification.
What did the term Anschluss mean to Hitler and the Germans?
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Surprise attack on enemy forces
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The purification of the Aryan race
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In invasion of France and Britain
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The unification of Germany and Austria
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Secret police force
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Anschluss referred to the unification of Germany and Austria. The idea of uniting Germany and Austria had been discussed for many years, but no such plan came to fruition until Hitler annexed Austria before World War II.
During the nineteenth century, why did conservative governments in Europe expand voting rights, establish public health-care systems, pay for social security pensions, and institute free public education systems?
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To avoid social and political unrest by appraising the middle and urban poor classes.
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To provide a better educated and happier industrial work force.
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To prevent further emigration from Europe to the Americas.
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To strengthen the loyalty of the people to the monarchies without real government reform.
What did liberalism mean to the middle class in europe?
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End of aristocracy
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End of conservatism
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Freedom of the individual and equality of all before law
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Universal adult franchise
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For the Middle Class of Europe, Liberalism stood for the freedom for the individual and equality before the law. It also focused the inviolability of private property. It also stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges, and also for a constitution and representative government through parliment.
Which one of the following was NOT implemented under the Treaty of Vienna of 1815?
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Restoration of Bourbon dynasty
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Setting up series of states on the boundaries of France
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Restoration of monarchies
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Diluting the German confederation of 39 states
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Treaty of Vienna of 1815 was signed with the objective of undoing most of the changes that had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the French Revolution, was restored to power, and France lost the territories it had annexed under Napoleon. A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France to prevent French expansion in the future. The German confederation of 39 states that had been set up by Napoleon was left untouched. The main intention was to restore the monarchies that had been overthrown by Napoleon, and create a new conservative order in Europe.
The ______ revolution gave the term 'nation' its modern meaning.
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French
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Russian
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American
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Industrial
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The French revolution gave the term 'nation' its modern meaning. The Revolution of 1789 also known as French Revolution is shook the entire nation of France. This revolution discarded the supremacy of privileged class and also capitalism became the new economic centre. The French Revolution gave its modern meaning to the term 1) Nation 2) Capitalism 3) Republic 4) Sovereignty.
If a nation is ______, that means the people constituting the nation are the source of all power and authority.
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Socialist
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Democratic
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Sovereign
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Republic
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If a nation is Sovereign, that means the people constituting the nation are the source of all power and authority. A sovereign nation is a nation that has one centralized government that has the power to govern a specific geographic area.
After the defeat of ______, the old ruling dynasty of France was restored to power.
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Louis XVI
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Napoleon
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Louis XIV
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Louis XV
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After the defeat of Napoleon, the old ruling dynasty of France was restored to power. It was stated as Bourbon Restoration, the period that began in 1814 - 1830 when Napoleon I was defeated and the Bourbon monarchs were restored to the throne. The brothers of the executed Louis XVI, namely Louis XVIII and Charles X, came to power and reigned in highly conservative fashion.
In _______ half the population spoke Magyar.
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Austria
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Galicia
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Bohemia
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Hungary
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In Hungary half the population spoke Magyar. In September and October of 1848, Louis Kossuth started a movement to make Magyar the official language of Hungary, even though only half of the population of Hungary spoke Magyar.
The term liberalism is derived from the _____ term liber.
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Greek
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Latin
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French
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Spanish
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Liberalism : Derived from Latin word Liber means free. It meant differently to different people. In political sphere, Liberalism means rule governed by elected parliament. Economically, liberalism means freedom of markets and removal of barriers that obstructe the free flow of trade.For woman, Liberalism indicated universal suffrage.They demanded that the voting rights should be extended to them.
Which group was numerically small in the European society?
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Aristocracy
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Peasantry
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Nobility
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Feudality
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Aristrocacy was the dominant class of europe , though they were small in numbers. The aristocratic class spoke French for purposes of diplomacy in high society. Members of this class were united by common way of life that cut across regional divisions. Their families were often connected by the ties of marriage. They owned estates in the countryside and also town houses.
The ________ comprised the majority of the population in European society.
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Aristocracy
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Nobility
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Feudality
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Peasantry
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The Peasantry comprised the majority of the population in European society. Most Europeans were peasants, dependent on agriculture. The majority of them lived in nucleated settlements and within recognized boundaries, in the way characteristic of the hill farmer, lived in single farms or hamlets.
Who were bound to the land of a particular lord and could not migrate without his permission?
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Serfs
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Peasants
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Workers
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Artisans
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The Serfs were bound to the land of a particular lord and could not migrate without his permission. Serfdom, was a condition in medieval Europe in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord. The vast majority of serfs in medieval Europe obtained their subsistence by cultivating a plot of land that was owned by a lord.
The aristocracy in the Alpine region was predominantly ______ speaking.
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Polish
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German
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French
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Italian
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The aristocracy in the Alpine region was predominantly German speaking. The Habsburg Empire ruled over Austria-Hungary. It was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples because: It included the Alpine regions - the Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland – as well as Bohemia, where the class was mainly German-speaking.
The aristocratic class spoke _____ for purposes of diplomacy in high society.
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German
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Italian
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French
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Polish
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The aristocratic class spoke French for purposes of diplomacy in high society. Members of this class were united by common way of life that cut across regional divisions. Their families were often connected by the ties of marriage. They owned estates in the countryside and also town houses. Aristrocacy was the dominant class of europe , though they were small in numbers.
Who were the backbone of the revolutionary movement in France?
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Artisans
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Peasants
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Workers
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Nobles
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When working-class radicals stormed the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, it changed the course of European history. This event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution, and the demise of a system of rule by hereditary monarchies throughout Europe. The working class were Artisans and Workers. Thus, they were considered as the backbone of the revolutionary movement in France.
The aristocratic class owned ______ in the countryside.
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Estates
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Villas
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Manors
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Mansions
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The aristocratic class owned Estates in the countryside. Members of this class were united by common way of life that cut across regional divisions. They spoke french for the purpose of diplomacy and in high society. Their families were often connected by the ties of marriage.
Which empire ruled over Austria-Hungary?
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Hapsburg
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Hohenzollern
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Romanov
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Bourbon
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'The Habsburg Empire that ruled over Austria-Hungary was a patchwork of many different regions and peoples'. The Habsburg empire is the unofficial term used by many people to refer to the central European monarchy that ruled over a collection of lands from the 13th century to 1918.
Napoleon's administrative measures had created a confederation of _____ states of the German-speaking regions.
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38
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40
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39
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30
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Napoleon's administrative measures had created a confederation of 39 states of the German-speaking regions. The German Confederation was an association of 39 German-speaking states in Central Europe, created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to coordinate the economies of separate German-speaking countries and to replace the former Holy Roman Empire, which had been dissolved in 1806.
The ______ treaty was signed in 1815.
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Paris
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Versailles
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Vienna
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Sevres
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The Treaty of Vienna of 25 March 1815 was the formal agreement of the allied powers — Austria, Great Britain, Prussia and Russia — committing them to wage war against Napoleon until he was defeated.
What all factors could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of Europe?
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A modern army
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Efficient bureaucracy
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Abolition of feudalism and serfdom
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All of these
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Autocracy is a system of government in which supreme political power to direct all the activities of the state is concentrated in the hands of one person. The belief that abolition of feudalism and serfdom, replacing it with a modern army, an efficient bureaucracy and a strong economy could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of Europe.
Conservative regimes were ______ in nature.
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Democratic
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Autocratic
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Totalitarian
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Monocratic
What major issue was criticized by the liberal-nationalists?
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Censorship laws to control the press
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Preservation of the church
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A modern army
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Efficient bureaucracy
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liberal nationalism, is a form of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in traditional liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights. Censorship laws to control the press was the major issue criticized by the liberal-nationalists. Their other major issues were preservation of the church, a modern army, efficient bureaucracy.
Who believed that the traditional institutions like the Monarchy and the Church should be preserved?
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Conservatives
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Liberals
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Revolutionaries
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Romantics
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European governments were driven by the spirit of Conservatism after the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society-the Church, social hierarchies, property and family-should be preserved. They also realized that modernization could strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy and a return to the society of the pre-revolutionary days was not required.
Conservatives realised that________ could make state power more effective and strong.
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Liberalization
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Privatization
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Modernization
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Globalization
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European governments were driven by the spirit of Conservatism after the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society-the Church, social hierarchies, property and family-should be preserved. They also realized that modernization could make state power more effective and strong and a return to the society of the pre-revolutionary days was not required.
The conservatives imposed _____ laws to control what was said in newspapers, books, plays and songs.
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Censorship
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Speech
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Infringement
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Restrictive
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The conservative regimes set up in 1815 were autocratic. The conservatives imposed Censorship laws to control what was said in newspapers, books, plays and songs. They did not tolerate criticism and dissent, and attacked the activities that questioned the legitimacy of autocratic governments. They did not tolerate criticism and dissent from any corner.
What was the basic philosophy of the Romantic artists?
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They opposed monarchial reforms.
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They wanted to glorify folk art and vernacular language.
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They stressed the importance of tradition and established institutions and customs.
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They were supporters of democracy.
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Culture played an important role in creating the idea of 'nation in Europe':
1. The basic philosophy of the Romantic artists was they wanted to glorify folk art and vernacular language.
2. Romanticism was a cultural movement that believed in emotions, intuitions and mystical feelings over reason and science.
3. Romantics like Johann Gottfried Herder believed that German culture was alive among the common people- das Volk. The idea of nation was popularised through the folk culture of songs, poetry, and dance.
What does liberalism stand in the economic sphere?
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Freedom of markets
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Control over markets
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Heavily taxing goods sold in the markets
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Imposition of restrictions on the movement of goods across territories
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Liberalism definition is - the quality or state of being liberal. How to use liberalism in a sentence. In the economic sphere, liberalism stood for the freedom of markets and the abolition of state- imposed restrictions on the movement of goods and capital. During the nineteenth century this was a strong demand of the emerging middle classes.
The memory of the French revolution continued to inspire the _____.
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Conservatives
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Liberals
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Revolutionaries
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Romanticists
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Conservative regimes set up in 1815 were autocratic. They did not tolerate criticism and dissent and sought to curb activities that questioned the legitimacy of autocratic governments. Most of them imposed censorship laws to control what was said in newspapers, books, plays and songs and reflected the ideas of liberty and freedom associated with the French Revolution. The memory of the French Revolution nonetheless, continued to inspire liberals. One of the major issues taken up by the liberal nationalists, who criticised the new conservative order, was freedom of the press.
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