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Analyse the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q21a)

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

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

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

Q21(a) · 2 marks · Very short answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Analyse the role of Chief Minister Cavour who led the movement to unite the regions of Italy.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think about what kind of leader Cavour was: a revolutionary or a diplomat?

Hint 2

Recall which foreign power he allied with.

Hint 3

Which enemy was defeated in 1859?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Cavour, Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont, led the movement to unify Italy. He was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat; he was a practical statesman of the wealthy, educated Italian elite.

    1 mark

  2. He engineered a tactful diplomatic alliance with France, which helped Sardinia-Piedmont defeat the Austrian forces in 1859 and brought the northern regions into the unification process.

    1 mark

Answer: Cavour, a diplomat and not a revolutionary, unified Italy's regions chiefly through the French alliance, which defeated Austria in 1859.

Where the marks are

  • Cavour was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat; he was an elite statesman (1 mark)
  • His diplomatic alliance with France defeated Austria in 1859 (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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