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"Ideas of national… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q25)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 25

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/4/1, section C, question 25, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25 · 3 marks · Short answerThe Rise of Nationalism in Europe

"Ideas of national unity in the early nineteenth century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of liberalism." Examine the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Start with the Latin root of the word.

Hint 2

Separate the political and economic sides of liberalism.

Hint 3

Which people got the vote?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The term liberalism comes from the Latin word liber, meaning free. For the new middle classes it meant freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law.

    1 mark

  2. Politically it stood for government by consent. But equality before the law did not mean universal suffrage; the right to vote and be elected was given only to property-owning men, and liberals stressed the inviolability of private property.

    1 mark

  3. Economically it meant freedom of markets and the abolition of state-imposed restrictions on movement of goods and capital. This led to demand for a unified economic area, such as the Zollverein, which supported national unity.

    1 mark

Answer: Liberalism's demands for freedom, constitutional government and a unified market were tied to the idea of a nation-state.

Where the marks are

  • Meaning of liberalism, individual freedom and equality before law (1 mark)
  • Political aspect: government by consent, limited suffrage (1 mark)
  • Economic aspect: free markets and link to unification (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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