CBSE Questions for Class 10 History The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe Quiz 5 - MCQExams.com

Germania was the allegory of the German nation. In visual representations, Germania wears a crown of oak leaves, as the German oak stands for heroism.

Industrialisation began in England in the second half of the eighteenth century, but in France and parts of the German states it occurred only during the nineteenth century.

When France sneezes, Metternich once remarked, the rest of Europe catches cold.

Otto Von Bismarck was the architect for the unification of Germany.

In 1815, representatives of the European powers Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria who had collectively defeated Napoleon, met at Vienna to draw up a settlement for Europe.

Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of conservatism.

The nation-building process in Germany had demonstrated the dominance of Prussian state power. The new state placed a strong emphasis on modernising the currency, banking, legal and judicial systems in Germany.

Political Rights to women were not given

The first upheaval took place in France in July 1830. The Bourbon kings who had been restored to power during the conservative reaction after 1815, were now overthrown by liberal revolutionaries who installed a constitutional monarchy with Louis Philippe at its head. When France sneezes, Metternich once remarked, the rest of Europe catches cold. The July Revolution sparked an uprising in Brussels which led to Belgium breaking away from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Prussia formed the nucleus for the unification of Germany and Bismarck, the mastermind behind this achievement, saw that the unification was achieved through war and conquest. His policy was popularly understood as the 'Blood and Iron' policy. Bismarck introduced many reforms. He started many industries and introduced many reforms in education. Hence, Bismarck was rightly called the 'Iron Man of Germany' in every sense.