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Explain Frederic… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q21b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/1/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 21(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 21(b), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q21(b) · 2 marks · Very short answerCompetency-basedThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Explain Frederic Sarrieu's dream in the context of democratic and social republics in France during 1848.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Recall the first print of the series.

Hint 2

Who is the female figure and what does she hold?

Hint 3

How are the nations identified?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. In 1848 Frédéric Sorrieu, a French artist, made a series of four prints visualising a world of 'democratic and social republics'. In the first print, people of Europe and America of all ages and classes march in a long train and pay homage to the Statue of Liberty.

    1 mark

  2. Liberty is shown as a female figure holding the Torch of Enlightenment and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, against the symbols of absolutist institutions. The peoples are shown as distinct nations identified by flags and costumes, with the US and Switzerland leading the procession as existing nation-states, symbolising fraternity among nations.

    1 mark

Answer: Sorrieu dreamt of a world of democratic and social republics, with free nations paying homage to Liberty.

Where the marks are

  • Series of four prints, 1848; people marching to the Statue of Liberty (1 mark)
  • Symbols: Liberty's torch and Rights of Man, nations with flags and costumes, fraternity (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Rise of Nationalism in Europe, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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